QUESTIONS Which of the following represents an example of racial labor-market discrimination? An employer is as likely to grant an interview to a person with a traditionally "masculine" name such as "Alex" as a person with a traditionally "feminine" name such as "Emily." & b. An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a person graduating from Yale than from the local community college. An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a woman with a traditionally "white" name such as Emily than to a woman with a traditionally "black" name such as Lakisha d. An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a person graduating from the local community college than from Yale.

QUESTIONS Which of the following represents an example of racial labor-market discrimination? An employer is as likely to grant an interview to a person with a traditionally "masculine" name such as "Alex" as a person with a traditionally "feminine" name such as "Emily." & b. An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a person graduating from Yale than from the local community college. An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a woman with a traditionally "white" name such as Emily than to a woman with a traditionally "black" name such as Lakisha d. An employer is more likely to grant an interview to a person graduating from the local community college than from Yale.

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