Patrick Button

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Tulane University

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Patrick Button is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Tulane University. He primarily researches employment discrimination, especially against older workers and individuals with disabilities. First, Patrick quantifies discrimination using resume experiments, sending out on-average identical resumes of minority/non-minority applicants. Second, Patrick studies age and disability discrimination in employment laws to determine how they affect employment outcomes.

He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Irvine in 2015. Patrick’s research

Patrick joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in December 2017.

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IZA Discussion Paper No. 16162
The Impact of COVID-19 on Access to Mental Healthcare Services
Benjamin Harrell, Luca Fumarco, Patrick Button, David J. Schwegman, Kyla Denwood
published in: AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2023,113, 420 - 422
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13506
Older Workers Need Not Apply? Ageist Language in Job Ads and Age Discrimination in Hiring
Ian Burn, Patrick Button, Luis Munguia Corella, David Neumark
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12265
Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Patrick Button
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12225
Do Tax Incentives Affect Business Location and Economic Development? Evidence from State Film Incentives
Patrick Button
IZA Discussion Paper No. 12131
Employment Discrimination against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment
Patrick Button, Brigham Walker
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