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Preferential Treatment in College Admissions and Student Incentives. Department of Economics Finance & Accounting Working Paper N218-11

Pastine, Ivan and Pastine, Tuvana (2011) Preferential Treatment in College Admissions and Student Incentives. Department of Economics Finance & Accounting Working Paper N218-11. National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland.

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Abstract

student body diversity. The effect of a diversify-conscious admissions policy critically depends on the design of the policy. If the admissions policy fails to incentivize students from a disadvantaged socioeconomic background it may lead to a deterioration in the intergroup score gap while failing to improve student body diversity in equilibrium.

Keywords:Affirmative Action; College Admissions; All-Pay Auction,; Contest; Tournament;
Subjects:Social Sciences > Finance
Social Sciences > Economics
ID Code:2741
Deposited By:Tuvana Pastine
Deposited On:28 Sep 2011 16:29
Publisher:National University of Ireland Maynooth
URL:http://economics.nuim.ie/

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