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The Age Twist in Employers’ Gender Requests

Evidence from Four Job Boards

Miguel Delgado Helleseter, Peter Kuhn and Kailing Shen
Journal of Human Resources, March 2020, 55 (2) 428-469; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.0416-7836R2
Miguel Delgado Helleseter
Miguel Delgado Helleseter is an assistant professor of economics at California State University, Channel Islands. Peter Kuhn () is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a research associate of the NBER and IZA. Kailing Shen is an associate professor at the Australian National University and a research fellow at IZA.
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Miguel Delgado Helleseter is an assistant professor of economics at California State University, Channel Islands. Peter Kuhn () is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a research associate of the NBER and IZA. Kailing Shen is an associate professor at the Australian National University and a research fellow at IZA.
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Miguel Delgado Helleseter is an assistant professor of economics at California State University, Channel Islands. Peter Kuhn () is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a research associate of the NBER and IZA. Kailing Shen is an associate professor at the Australian National University and a research fellow at IZA.
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vol. 55 no. 2 428-469
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https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.55.3.0416-7836R2
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  • Received April 1, 2016
  • Accepted September 1, 2018
  • Published online April 14, 2020.

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  1. Miguel Delgado Helleseter is an assistant professor of economics at California State University, Channel Islands. Peter Kuhn (pjkuhn{at}econ.ucsb.edu) is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Santa Barbara and a research associate of the NBER and IZA. Kailing Shen is an associate professor at the Australian National University and a research fellow at IZA.
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