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Age Discrimination in Hiring: Evidence from Age-Blind vs. Non-Age-Blind Hiring Procedures

David Neumark
Published online before print September 09, 2021, 0420-10831R1; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.0420-10831R1
David Neumark
* David Neumark is Professor of Economics at UCI.
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