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12-077/1 - On the Merits of Meritocracy


  • Authors
    John Morgan, University of California, Berkeley; Dana Sisak, Erasmus University Rotterdam; Felix Vardy, University of California, Berkeley and IMF
  • Publication date
    July 20, 2012
  • Keywords
    career choice, promotion competition, selection, meritocracy
  • JEL
    J45, J24, M52