This paper reviews the literature on affirmative action in undergraduate education and law
schools, focusing especially on the trade-off between institutional quality and the fit between …

The use of race in college admissions is one of the most contentious issues in US higher
education. We survey the literature on the impact of racial preferences in college admissions …

Proposition 209 banned race-based affirmative action at California public universities in
1998. Using a difference-in-differences research design and a newly constructed …

Nonfinancial barriers to college are an important possible explanation for socioeconomic,
racial, gender, and other gaps in college access and success. A sizeable economic …

We examine differences in minority science graduation rates among University of California
campuses when racial preferences were in place. Less prepared minorities at higher ranked …

Practical solutions for improving higher education opportunities for disadvantaged students
Too many disadvantaged college students in America do not complete their coursework or …

Proposition 209 banned the use of racial preferences in admissions at public colleges in
California. We analyze unique data for all applicants and enrollees within the University of …

Tax, Command... or Nudge?: Evaluating the New Regulation Page 1 Tax, Command... or
Nudge?: Evaluating the New Regulation Brian Galle* This Article compares for the first time the …

This paper compares the impacts of providing information about college admissions and
financial aid at scale to those of large-scale policies which directly impact admissions and …

Using administrative data from the University of California (UC), we present evidence that
UC campuses changed the weight given to SAT scores, high school GPA, and family …