Does temporary affirmative action produce persistent effects? A study of black and female employment in law enforcement

Review of Economics and Statistics

Volumn 94, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1107-1125

  Miller, Amalia R ^a   Segal, Carmit ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

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EID: 84872201289     PISSN: 00346535     EISSN: 15309142     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/REST_a_00208     Document Type: Article

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