Theories of Statistical Discrimination and Affirmative Action: A Survey
by Hanming Fang and Andrea Moro.
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This chapter surveys the theoretical literature on statistical discrimination and affirmative action. This literature suggests dierent explanations for the existence and
persistence of group inequality. This survey highlights such dierences and describes
in these contexts the effects of color-sighted and color-blind armative action policies,
and the efficiency implications of discriminatory outcomes