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Taste‐Based or Statistical Discrimination

The Economics of Discrimination Returns to its Roots

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ID9713428
AuthorsJonathan Guryan (Northwestern University and NBER), Kerwin Kofi Charles (University of Chicago and NBER)
Year2013
Volume123
Issue572
PagesF417-F432
Publication date2013-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Economic Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0013-0133 • E-ISSN: 1468-0297
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/ecoj.12080
OpenAlexW2122481911
LanguageEN
Citations received124
References cited57

Journal Article Taste‐Based or Statistical Discrimination: The Economics of Discrimination Returns to its Roots Get access Jonathan Guryan, Jonathan Guryan Northwestern University and NBER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Kerwin Kofi Charles Kerwin Kofi Charles University of Chicago and NBER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar The Economic Journal, Volume 123, Issue 572, November 2013, Pages F417–F432, https://doi.org/10.1111/ecoj.12080 Published: 21 November 2013

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