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Age discrimination in the UK labour market. Does race moderate ageism? An experimental investigation

Nick DrydakisCentre for Pluralist Economics, Department of Economics and International Business, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom;Institute of Labor Economics (IZA), Bonn, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Peter MacDonaldCentre for Pluralist Economics, Department of Economics and International Business, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Vangelis ChiotisCentre for Pluralist Economics, Department of Economics and International Business, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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Laurence SomersCentre for Pluralist Economics, Department of Economics and International Business, Lord Ashcroft International Business School, Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Pages 1-4 | Published online: 13 Feb 2017

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