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Student incentives and diversity in college admissions
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Date Issued
2009-09
Date Available
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Abstract
This paper examines student incentives when faced with a college admissions policy which pursues
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.
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Type of Material
Working Paper
Publisher
University College Dublin. School of Economics
Series
UCD Centre for Economic Research Working Paper Series
WP 09 11
Subject – LCSH
Universities and colleges--Admission
Affirmative action programs in education
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Language
English
Status of Item
Not peer reviewed
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