Recruit to reject? Harvard and African American applicants
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2022.102255
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- Arcidiacono, Peter & Kinsler, Josh & Ransom, Tyler, 2019. "Recruit to Reject? Harvard and African American Applicants," IZA Discussion Papers 12750, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).
- Peter Arcidiacono & Josh Kinsler & Tyler Ransom, 2019. "Recruit to Reject? Harvard and African American Applicants," Working Papers 2019-074, Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group.
- Peter Arcidiacono & Josh Kinsler & Tyler Ransom, 2019. "Recruit to Reject? Harvard and African American Applicants," NBER Working Papers 26456, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
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