Data and Code for: College Admission with Multidimensional Privileges: The Brazilian Affirmative Action Case
Principal Investigator(s): View help for Principal Investigator(s) Orhan Aygün, Boğaziçi University; Inácio Bó, University of York
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Project Citation:
Aygün, Orhan, and Bó, Inácio. Data and Code for: College Admission with Multidimensional Privileges: The Brazilian Affirmative Action Case. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2021. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2021-07-15. https://doi.org/10.3886/E118942V1
Project Description
Summary:
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In 2012 Brazilian public universities were mandated to use affirmative action policies for candidates from racial and income minorities. We show that the policy makes the students' affirmative action status a strategic choice, and may reject high-achieving minority students while admitting low-achieving majority students. Empirical data shows evidence consistent with this type of unfairness in more than 49\% of the programs. We propose a selection criterion and an incentive-compatible mechanism that, for a wider range of similar problems and the one in Brazil in particular, removes any gain from strategizing over the privileges claimed and is fair.
Scope of Project
Subject Terms:
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Mechanism Design;
matching with contracts;
college admissions;
Affirmative Action;
Diversity
JEL Classification:
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C78 Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
D63 Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
D78 Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
C78 Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
D63 Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
D78 Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
D82 Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
Geographic Coverage:
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Brazil
Time Period(s):
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2013 – 2013 (Program cutoff grades)
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