A Study Conducted by Steven Levitt and Roland Fryer on Labor

question 129

Multiple Choice

A study conducted by Steven Levitt and Roland Fryer on labor market discrimination suggests that black names get:

• A) fewer interviews and in the long run they end up with jobs of less quality.
• B) fewer interviews but in the long run they end up with jobs of equal quality.
• C) more interviews and in the long run they end up with jobs of better quality.
• D) more interviews but in the long run they end up with jobs of less quality.

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