The redistributive equity of affirmative action: Exploring the role of race, socioeconomic status, and gender in college admissions

Economics of Education Review

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-55

  Francis, Andrew M ^a   Tannuri Pianto, Maria ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Affirmative action; Brazil; Equity; Higher education

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; GENDER ISSUE; HIGHER EDUCATION; RACE; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS;

BRAZIL;

EID: 84855359695     PISSN: 02727757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2011.08.005     Document Type: Article

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