A Theory of Affirmative Action in College Admissions

Qiang Fu
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To address the issue of when minority and nonminority candidates compete for admissions to a college, we show that an academic quality--oriented college maximizes the test score of its incoming class by adopting an admissions rule that favors the minority. Such a "handicapping" rule increases competition and induces candidates to invest more in educational attainment. These results reconcile the often-assumed conflicts between diversity and academic quality. However, we also show that the non-minority responds to the affirmative action admissions more aggressively, which tends to widen the racial test score gap. (JEL H0, J7) Copyright 2006, Oxford University Press.
大学招生中的平权行动理论
为了解决少数族裔和非少数族裔候选人竞争大学录取的问题,我们展示了一所以学术质量为导向的大学通过采用有利于少数族裔的录取规则来最大化其新生的考试成绩。这种“限制”规则增加了竞争,促使候选人在教育成就上投入更多。这些结果调和了多样性和学术质量之间经常被认为的冲突。然而,我们也表明,非少数族裔对平权行动录取的反应更为积极,这往往会扩大种族考试成绩差距。版权所有2006,牛津大学出版社。
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