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. 2022 Sep 20;119(38):e2209603119.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.2209603119. Epub 2022 Aug 16.

A "names-as-fixed-effect fallacy" in studies of name-based racial discrimination

Holger Mitterer  1   2
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A "names-as-fixed-effect fallacy" in studies of name-based racial discrimination

Holger Mitterer. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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