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Using Brazil's Racial Continuum to Examine the Short-Term Effects of Affirmative Action in Higher Education
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Francis, Andrew M.; Tannuri-Pianto, Maria – Journal of Human Resources, 2012
In 2004, the University of Brasilia established racial quotas. We find that quotas raised the proportion of black students, and that displacing applicants were from lower socioeconomic status families than displaced applicants. The evidence suggests that racial quotas did not reduce the preuniversity effort of applicants or students. Additionally,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Evidence, Affirmative Action, Quotas
The Redistributive Equity of Affirmative Action: Exploring the Role of Race, Socioeconomic Status, and Gender in College Admissions
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Francis, Andrew M.; Tannuri-Pianto, Maria – Economics of Education Review, 2012
This paper contributes to research on affirmative action by examining issues of equity in the context of racial quotas in Brazil. We study the experience of the University of Brasilia, which established racial quotas in 2004 reserving 20% of available admissions slots for students who self-identified as black. Based on university admissions data…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Affirmative Action, College Admission, Blacks