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Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education

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Arcidiacono, P; Lovenheim, M; Zhu, M
Published in: Annual Review of Economics
August 2, 2015

The use of race in college admissions is one of the most contentious issues in US higher education. We survey the literature on the impact of racial preferences in college admissions on both minority and majority students. With regard to minority students, particular attention is paid to the scope of preferences as well as how preferences affect graduation, choice of major, and labor market earnings. We also examine how schools respond to bans on racial preferences and the effects these responses have on racial diversity at elite schools. With regard to majority students, we examine the evidence on the returns to attending a more racially diverse school, as well as how racial preferences affect friendship formation. Finally, we supplement studies of affirmative action in the United States with evidence from India, which provides a much more straightforward environment in which to study affirmative action owing to the use of quotas and admissions rules based solely on exam scores.

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Annual Review of Economics

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1941-1391

ISSN

1941-1383

Publication Date

August 2, 2015

Volume

7

Issue

1

Start / End Page

487 / 518
 

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Arcidiacono, P., Lovenheim, M., & Zhu, M. (2015). Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education. Annual Review of Economics, 7(1), 487–518. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-080614-115445
Arcidiacono, P., M. Lovenheim, and M. Zhu. “Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education.” Annual Review of Economics 7, no. 1 (August 2, 2015): 487–518. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-economics-080614-115445.
Arcidiacono P, Lovenheim M, Zhu M. Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education. Annual Review of Economics. 2015 Aug 2;7(1):487–518.
Arcidiacono, P., et al. “Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education.” Annual Review of Economics, vol. 7, no. 1, Aug. 2015, pp. 487–518. Scopus, doi:10.1146/annurev-economics-080614-115445.
Arcidiacono P, Lovenheim M, Zhu M. Affirmative Action in Undergraduate Education. Annual Review of Economics. 2015 Aug 2;7(1):487–518.

Published In

Annual Review of Economics

DOI

EISSN

1941-1391

ISSN

1941-1383

Publication Date

August 2, 2015

Volume

7

Issue

1

Start / End Page

487 / 518