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 …

Socioeconomic gaps in college enrollment and attainment have widened over time, despite
increasing returns to postsecondary education and significant policy efforts to improve …

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 …

I analyze how two reforms, introduced to expand college access in Brazil, impacted
enrollments of low-SES students. The first policy centralized applications in a nationwide …

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 …

I study the efficacy of test-based meritocracy in college admissions by evaluating the impact
of a grade-based" top percent''policy implemented by the University of California. Eligibility …

Eight states currently have bans on affirmative action, yet little research has focused on the
characteristics of states that predict ban adoption. To begin filling this gap in the literature, I …

This study examines the impact of affirmative action bans in six states (California,
Washington, Florida, Texas, Michigan, and Nebraska) on the matriculation rates of …