Theories of Statistical Discrimination and Affirmative Action: A Survey

Hanming Fang · Andrea Moro

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This chapter surveys the theoretical literature on statistical discrimination and affirmative action.This literature suggests different explanations for the existence and persistence of group inequality.This survey highlights such differences and describes in these contexts the effects of color-sighted and color-blind affirmative action policies, and the efficiency implications of discriminatory outcomes.

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