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The Effect of Banning Affirmative Action on College Admissions Policies and Student Quality

Kate Antonovics and Ben Backes
Journal of Human Resources, March 2014, 49 (2) 295-322; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.49.2.295
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