Hiring the ideal remote worker: the gendered implications of the rise of remote work.
The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated the widespread adoption of remote and hybrid work arrangements. How will this change affect parental status gaps in hiring? We experimentally test hiring decision-makers' beliefs about companies' preferences (i.e. third-order beliefs) and their personal preferences...
| Publicado en: | Social Forces Vol. 104; no. 4; pp. 1313 - 1337 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Jun2026
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