Does affirmative action work? Caste, gender, college quality, and academic success in India

American Economic Review

Volumn 106, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 1495-1521

  Bagde, Surendra Kumar ^a   Epple, Dennis ^b   Taylor, Lowell ^a  

^a Indian Administrative Services   (India)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84978924070     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.20140783     Document Type: Article

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