What's In A Name? Perhaps More (or Less) Money

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 - 17:42 in Mathematics & Economics

Before employers have a chance to judge job applicants on their merits, they may have already judged them on the sound of their names. According to a study published in the Journal of Labor Economics, immigrants to Sweden earn more money after they change their foreign-sounding names.

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