College applications and the effect of affirmative action

Journal of Econometrics

Volumn 121, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 319-342

  Long, Mark C ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; College application; Human capital; Semiparametric generalized least squares

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; EDUCATION; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PROBABILITY; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENTS;

AFFIRMATIVE ACTIONS; COLLEGE APPLICATIONS; HUMAN CAPITAL; SEMIPARAMETRIC GENERALIZED LEAST SQUARES;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 2342515355     PISSN: 03044076     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jeconom.2003.10.001     Document Type: Article

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