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Economics explains discrimination in the labour market

Discrimination in the labour market exists in many forms: the ‘glass ceiling’ ageism, racism, etc. This unit will help you look at this problem with a new perspective: through economics. You will learn how economists have tried to understand what drives this distortion of the labour market and why women and the ethnic minorities seem to suffer the most.... Show More
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Material Type:
Online Course
Date Added to MERLOT:
June 9, 2011
Date Modified in MERLOT:
July 5, 2017
Author:
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Submitter:
Cathy Swift
Asian American, Native American, Pacific Islander Serving Institution Hispanic Serving Institution
Primary Audience:
College General Ed, College Lower Division
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Language:
English
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This work is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales

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