Uniform Admissions, Unequal Access: Did the Top 10% Plan Increase Access to Selective Flagship Institutions?
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Keywords
top x% plans; top 10% plan; geographical diversity; racial and ethnic diversity; college admissions policies; affirmative action; equity and access; college quality;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- I21 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Analysis of Education
- I24 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Education and Inequality
- J18 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Public Policy
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-URE-2021-01-18 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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