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Partisan Discrimination in Hiring*

Martin Abel, Andrea Robbett and Daniel F. Stone
Published online before print September 09, 2025, 1124-13970R2; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.1124-13970R2
Martin Abel
† Department of Economics, Bowdoin College, JPAL and IZA. Email:
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‡ Department of Economics, Middlebury College. Email:
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§ Department of Economics, Bowdoin College. Email:
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