Incorporating affirmative action into the welfare state
In this paper, we discuss a novel aspect of affirmative action policy. We examine its redistributive role, asking whether in an egalitarian society, supplementing the tax-transfer system with an affirmative action policy would enhance social welfare. We demonstrate that affirmative action could be a desirable policy tool even if racial discrimination does not exist in the labor market.
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2009
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Authors: | Blumkin, Tomer ; Margalioth, Yoram ; Sadka, Efraim |
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Journal of Public Economics. - Elsevier, ISSN 0047-2727. - Vol. 93.2009, 9-10, p. 1027-1035
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Subject: | Affirmative action Optimal taxation Tagging |
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