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Incorporating Affirmative Action into the Welfare State

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  • Blumkin, Tomer
  • Margalioth, Yoram
  • Sadka, Efraim

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In this paper, we discuss a novel aspect of affirmative action policy. We examine its redistributive role, asking whether in an egalitarian society, supplementing the tax-transfer system with an affirmative action policy would enhance social welfare. We demonstrate that affirmative action could be a desirable policy tool even if racial discrimination does not exist in the labor market.

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  • Blumkin, Tomer & Margalioth, Yoram & Sadka, Efraim, 2008. "Incorporating Affirmative Action into the Welfare State," Foerder Institute for Economic Research Working Papers 275709, Tel-Aviv University > Foerder Institute for Economic Research.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:isfiwp:275709
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.275709
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