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Do Affirmative Action Bans Lower Minority College Enrollment and Attainment?

Evidence from Statewide Bans

Ben Backes
Journal of Human Resources, March 2012, 47 (2) 435-455; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.47.2.435
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