Purpose: In this assignment, you will 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. While we did not cover age discrimination explicitly in class, you
are expected to draw upon papers, concepts, and topics discussed in class.
Steps:
1. Read the article on age discrimination, “New Evidence on Age Bias in Hiring, and aPush to Fight It” published in the New York Times on June 7th, 2019.
2. Critically evaluate the article:
In roughly 300 words argue why the points set forth in the article point todiscrimination against older workers in the labor market.
In roughly 300 words argue why the points set forth in the statement do NOTpoint to discrimination against older workers in the labor market. Drawsome reasoning from at least one paper discussed in class to support yourreasoning.
As part of your evaluation above don’t forget to mention whether theevidence presented points to taste or statistical discrimination, or whetherthe article neglects to draw a difference. Do not forget to cite paper in thetext and also in a bibliography.
3. Critically evaluate any one of the following policy ideas (roughly 300 words) to helpreduce discrimination against older workers. Cite at least 1 paper discussed in classas part of your evaluation. Banning employers from asking about age in job applications. Banning exclusionary advertising (the article mentions this in the context ofthe complaint against Facebook’s policy of allowing employers to target jobwanted adds to certain groups).
4. Revise your draft. Check: does each paragraph express one clear idea? Do you tell the readerwhat that idea is in a topic sentence? To make sure that your writing is concise and clear, as you work on polishinga final draft, take a word count of each paragraph, and then cut 10% of thewords. Print your final draft and read it out loud to help you identify spots where thelanguage or ideas could be clearer.
Format: You have 900 words to say everything you want to say. Write freely and thenrevise to express your ideas clearly and concisely. You should include a bibliographyand in-text citations. The bibliography does not count toward the word limit.
You do not need to write an introduction or conclusion. Be sure that each paragraph statesits focus in a topic sentence.
