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Direct linkBertrand, Marianne; Hanna, Rema; Mullainathan, Sendhil – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2008
Many countries mandate affirmative action in university admissions for traditionally disadvantaged groups. Little is known about either the efficacy or costs of these programs. This paper examines affirmative action in engineering colleges in India for "lower-caste" groups. We find that it successfully targets the financially…
Descriptors: Social Class, Negative Attitudes, Affirmative Action, Engineering Education
