Patrick Button

Tulane University, Department of Economics

Assistant Professor

New Orleans, LA 70118

United States

http://www.patrickbutton.com

National Bureau of Economic Research

1050 Massachusetts Avenue

Cambridge, MA 02138

United States

IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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  • Tulane University, Department of Economics

  • National Bureau of Economic Research

  • IZA Institute of Labor Economics

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Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Experimental (and Nonexperimental) Evidence

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. 2017-360
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 23 Jun 2017
David Neumark, Ian Burn, Patrick Button and Nanneh Chehras
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine, Department of Economics, Students, Tulane University, Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine, Department of Economics, Students
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Older Workers, Hiring Discrimination, State Laws

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Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Laws Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Experimental (and Nonexperimental) Evidence

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. 2016-349
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 17 Jan 2017
David Neumark, Ian Burn, Patrick Button and Nanneh Chehras
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Tulane University, Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine, Department of Economics, Students
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Older Workers, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination

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Is it Harder for Older Workers to Find Jobs? New and Improved Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w21669
Number of pages: 51 Posted: 26 Oct 2015 Last Revised: 18 Mar 2023
David Neumark, Ian Burn and Patrick Button
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI) and Tulane University, Department of Economics
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Does Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Make it Harder to Get Hired? Revised with Additional Analysis of Sipp Data and Appendix of Disability Laws

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Does Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Make it Harder to Get Hired? Revised with Additional Analysis of Sipp Data and Appendix of Disability Laws

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 04 Mar 2015
David Neumark, Joanne Song McLaughlin and Patrick Button
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University at Buffalo and Tulane University, Department of Economics
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older workers, hiring, disability, discrimination

Does Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Make it Harder to Get Hired? Revised with Additional Analysis of SIPP Data and Appendix of Disability Laws

Number of pages: 57 Posted: 26 Mar 2015
David Neumark, Joanne Song McLaughlin and Patrick Button
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University at Buffalo and Tulane University, Department of Economics
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older workers, hiring, disability, discrimination

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Expanding Disability Discrimination Protections to Those with Less Severe Impairments: Evidence from California's Prudence Kay Poppink Act

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 22 Jun 2015
Patrick Button
Tulane University, Department of Economics
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disability, discrimination, employment discrimination law, Prudence Kay Poppink Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, reasonable accommodations

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Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

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Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12265
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 21 May 2019
Patrick Button
Tulane University, Department of Economics
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age discrimination, seniors, age discrimination in employment act, population aging, discrimination law, older women, sex-plus-age discrimination, intersectionality

Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

NBER Working Paper No. w25850
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 22 May 2019 Last Revised: 18 Feb 2023
Patrick Button
Tulane University, Department of Economics
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Employment Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment

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Employment Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12131
Number of pages: 122 Posted: 21 May 2019
Patrick Button and Brigham Walker
Tulane University, Department of Economics and Tulane University
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indigenous peoples, employment discrimination, Native American, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, Indian reservations, correspondence experiment, resume study, Oaxaca-Blinder Decomposition

Employment Discrimination Against Indigenous Peoples in the United States: Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w25849
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 22 May 2019 Last Revised: 17 Feb 2023
Patrick Button and Brigham Walker
Tulane University, Department of Economics and Tulane University
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Do Tax Incentives Affect Business Location and Economic Development? Evidence from State Film Incentives

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Do Tax Incentives Affect Business Location and Economic Development? Evidence from State Film Incentives

NBER Working Paper No. w25963
Number of pages: 79 Posted: 17 Jun 2019 Last Revised: 11 Dec 2022
Patrick Button
Tulane University, Department of Economics
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Do Tax Incentives Affect Business Location and Economic Development? Evidence from State Film Incentives

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12225
Number of pages: 104 Posted: 21 May 2019
Patrick Button
Tulane University, Department of Economics
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economic development, tax incentives, state taxation, business location, film industry

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Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?

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Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?

Michigan Retirement Research Center Research Paper No. 2013-287
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 11 Jan 2014
David Neumark and Patrick Button
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Tulane University, Department of Economics
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age discrimination, older workers, Great Recession

Did Age Discrimination Protections Help Older Workers Weather the Great Recession?

NBER Working Paper No. w19216
Number of pages: 60 Posted: 12 Jul 2013 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2023
David Neumark and Patrick Button
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and Tulane University, Department of Economics
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Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Reforms

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Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Reforms

Upjohn Institute Working Paper 20-326, 2020
Number of pages: 75 Posted: 09 Jun 2020
Patrick Button and Mashfiqur Khan
Tulane University, Department of Economics and Boston College - Center for Retirement Research
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Disability, Aging, Discrimination, Employment Law, Disability Insurance, Social Security, Americans With Disability Act, Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Social Security Amendments of 1983

Do Stronger Employment Discrimination Protections Decrease Reliance on Social Security Disability Insurance? Evidence from the U.S. Social Security Reforms

CRR WP 2021-7
Number of pages: 123 Posted: 19 Jul 2022
Patrick Button, Mashfiqur Khan and Mary Penn
Tulane University, Department of Economics, Boston College - Center for Retirement Research and Tulane University
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financing retirement

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Early Evidence on the Impact of Covid-19 and the Recession on Older Workers

NBER Working Paper No. w27448
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 01 Jan 2023
Truc Bui, Patrick Button and Elyce Picciotti
Tulane University, Tulane University, Department of Economics and Tulane University
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Gender Identity, Race, and Ethnicity Discrimination in Access to Mental Health Care: Preliminary Evidence from a Multi-Wave Audit Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w28164
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 08 Dec 2020 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2022
Patrick Button, Eva Dils, Benjamin Harrell, Luca Fumarco and David Schwegman
Tulane University, Department of Economics, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Georgia State University, Tulane University and American University
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Older Workers Need Not Apply? Ageist Language in Job Ads and Age Discrimination in Hiring

IZA Discussion Paper No. 13506
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 29 Jul 2020
Patrick Button, Luis Munguia Corella, David Neumark and Ian Burn
Tulane University, Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of Liverpool
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ageist stereotypes, age discrimination, job ads, machine learning

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Estimating the Effects of the ADA Amendments Act on the Hiring and Termination of Individuals with Disabilities, Using New Disability Categorizations

Button, Patrick, Philip Armour, and Simon Hollands. 2023. "Estimating the Effects of the ADA Amendments Act on the Hiring and Termination of Individuals with Disabilities, Using New Disability Categorizations." Upjohn Institute Working Paper 22-377. Kalamazoo, MI: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employmen
Number of pages: 56 Posted: 06 Feb 2023
Patrick Button, Philip Armour and Simon Hollands
Tulane University, Department of Economics, RAND Corporation and Independent
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disability, employment discrimination, discrimination law, Americans with Disabilities Act, Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, Sutton Trilogy

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Does Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Make it Harder to Get Hired? Evidence from Disability Discrimination Laws

NBER Working Paper No. w21379
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 20 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 02 Dec 2022
David Neumark, Joanne Song McLaughlin and Patrick Button
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, University at Buffalo and Tulane University, Department of Economics
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Why Retirement, Social Security, and Age Discrimination Policies Need to Consider the Intersectional Experiences of Older Women

NBER Working Paper No. w27450
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 29 Jun 2020 Last Revised: 02 Jan 2022
Ian Burn, Patrick Button, Theodore F. Figinski and Joanne Song McLaughlin
University of Liverpool, Tulane University, Department of Economics, Government of the United States of America - Department of the Treasury and University at Buffalo
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Older Workers Need Not Apply? Ageist Language in Job Ads and Age Discrimination in Hiring

NBER Working Paper No. w26552
Number of pages: 55 Posted: 16 Dec 2019 Last Revised: 19 Jan 2023
Ian Burn, Patrick Button, Luis Felipe Munguia Corella and David Neumark
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Tulane University, Department of Economics, University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics
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Infrequent Identity Signals and Detection Risks in Audit Correspondence Studies

NBER Working Paper No. w28718
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 26 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 21 Dec 2022
Catherine Balfe, Patrick Button, Mary Penn and David Schwegman
Tulane University, Tulane University, Department of Economics, Tulane University and American University
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Do State Laws Protecting Older Workers from Discrimination Reduce Age Discrimination in Hiring? Evidence from a Field Experiment

NBER Working Paper No. w25369
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 17 Dec 2018 Last Revised: 27 Oct 2022
David Neumark, Ian Burn, Patrick Button and Nanneh Chehras
University of California, Irvine - Department of Economics, Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI), Tulane University, Department of Economics and University of California, Irvine, Department of Economics, Students
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