The determinants of hiring older workers: evidence from Hong Kong.

A 1996 survey of Hong Kong establishments designed to identify hiring and employment patterns by workers' age indicates that, as in the U.S., many firms employed older workers but did not hire older workers. This pattern seems to reflect mainly economic forces rather than public policy, given that...

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Publicado en:Industrial & Labor Relations Review Vol. 52; no. 3; pp. 444 - 460
Autores principales: Heywood, John S., Ho, Lok-sang, Wei, Xiangdong
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Publicado: Cornell University April 1999
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