A theory of affirmative action in college admissions

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 420-428

  Fu, Qiang ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 33745477883     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ei/cbj020     Document Type: Article

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