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Discrimination in the rental housing market

A field experiment on the Internet

Bibliographic Data

ID11080906
AuthorsA Ahmed (0000-0002-1798-8284, University of Gothenburg, corresponding author), Ali M Ahmed, Mats Hammarstedt (0000-0001-9433-1959, Växjö Kommun)
Year2008
Volume64
Issue2
Pages362-372
Publication date2008-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Urban Economics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0094-1190 • E-ISSN: 1095-9068
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.jue.2008.02.004
OpenAlexW2071459693
LanguageEN
Citations received142
References cited21

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