The effect of banning affirmative action on human capital accumulation prior to college entry

作者: Kate Antonovics , Ben Backes

DOI: 10.1186/2193-8997-3-5

关键词: Demographic economicsEducation policyPolitical scienceAffirmative actionInequalityHuman capitalPublic administrationAcademic achievementRace (biology)

摘要: This paper examines how banning affirmative action in university admissions affects both overall academic achievement and the racial gap prior to college entry. Focusing on college-bound high school students, we use a difference-in-difference methodology analyze impact of end race-based at University California 1998 level SAT scores GPA, GPA. We find little evidence either decline or widening after ban. I21; I24

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