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Direct linkFrisancho Robles, Veronica C.; Krishna, Kala – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
Affirmative action policies in higher education are used in many countries to try to socially advance historically disadvantaged minorities. Although the underlying social objectives of these policies are rarely criticized, there is intense debate over the actual impact of such preferences in higher education on educational performance and labor…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Majors (Students), Higher Education, Social Class
Bertrand, 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
