Last Name Selection in Audit Studies

In this article, we build on Gaddis (2017a) by illuminating a key variable plausibly related to racial perceptions of last names—geography. We show that the probability that any individual belongs to a race is conditional not only on their last name but also on surrounding racial demographics. Speci...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Charles Crabtree, Volha Chykina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Society for Sociological Science 2018-01-01
Series:Sociological Science
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Online Access:https://www.sociologicalscience.com/articles-v5-2-21/