Affirmative action and effort choice: An experimental investigation

J Silva-Goncalves, U Dulleck, AL Hong, M Schaffner… - 2016 - econstor.eu
We study the effect of affirmative action on effort in an experiment conducted in high schools
in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Queensland, Australia. All participating
schools have a large representation of indigenous Australians, a population group that is
frequently targeted by affirmative action. Our participants perform a simple real-effort task in
a competitive setting. Those ranked in the top third receive a high piece-rate payment and all
the others receive a low payment. We introduce affirmative action by providing the lowest …

Affirmative action and effort choice: An experimental investigation (WIDER Working Paper 2016/54)

J Silva Goncalves, U Dulleck, A Lee Hong, M Schaffner… - 2016 - eprints.qut.edu.au
We study the effect of affirmative action on effort in an experiment conducted in high schools
in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas in Queensland, Australia. All participating
schools have a large representation of indigenous Australians, a population group that is
frequently targeted by affirmative action. Our participants perform a simple real-effort task in
a competitive setting. Those ranked in the top third receive a high piece-rate payment and all
the others receive a low payment. We introduce affirmative action by providing the lowest …
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