Read and evaluate an article on age discrimination,
“New Evidence on Age Bias in Hiring, and a Push to Fight It” published in the New York
Times on June 7th, 2019.
In roughly 300 words argue why the points set forth in the article point to
discrimination against older workers in the labor market.
In roughly 300 words argue why the points set forth in the statement do NOT
point to discrimination against older workers in the labor market. Draw
some reasoning from at least one paper discussed in class to support your
reasoning. As part of your evaluation above don’t forget to mention whether the
evidence presented points to taste or statistical discrimination, or whether
the article neglects to draw a difference. Do not forget to cite paper in the
text and also in a bibliography.
Critically evaluate any one of the following policy ideas (roughly 300 words) to help
reduce discrimination against older workers. Cite at least 1 paper discussed in class
as part of your evaluation.
• Banning employers from asking about age in job applications.
• Banning exclusionary advertising (the article mentions this in the context of
the complaint against Facebook’s policy of allowing employers to target job
wanted adds to certain groups).
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