Affirmative action in higher education may lead to mismatch, a situation where students benefiting from preferential … affirmative action in a top university in Brazil, where prospective students must choose a major prior to the entrance test, and …

We examine the efficacy of affirmative action at universities whose value depends on peer and alumni networks. We study … an elite Brazilian university that adopted race- and income-based affirmative action at a large scale. Using employer …. Affirmative action increased disadvantaged students' access to these firms and raised their early-career earnings. But these …

planning through affirmative action targeting one ethnic group lagging economically in society. However, outcomes of … affirmative action include growing wealth and income disparities, a problem this policy was supposed to address. Furthermore, the … between and within ethnic groups about affirmative action. The results ascertain whether social cohesion is best pursued …