The Use of Field Experiments for Studies of Employment Discrimination: Contributions, Critiques, and Directions for the Future
@article{Pager2007TheUO, title={The Use of Field Experiments for Studies of Employment Discrimination: Contributions, Critiques, and Directions for the Future}, author={D. Pager}, journal={The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science}, year={2007}, volume={609}, pages={104 - 133} }
Have we conquered the problems of racial discrimination? Or have acts of discrimination become too subtle and covert for detection? This discussion serves to situate current debates about discrimination within the context of available measurement techniques. In this article, the author (1) considers the arguments from recent debates over the contemporary relevance of labor market discrimination; (2) provides a detailed introduction to experimental field methods for studying discrimination (also… CONTINUE READING
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