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This paper reviews some recent empirical analyses of the impact of affirmative action and anti-discrimination law on employment and productivity.The major findings are that:1)Affirmative action has some success in improving employment opportunities for minorities and females, particularly for...
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reasons for this), and how these trends are making the struggles of older workers in the labor market increasingly relevant …
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assesses the impact of fair employment legislation on black workers' income, unemployment, labor force participation, and …
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of such contracts and reduce efficiency. Alternatively, by making it costly for firms to dismiss older workers paid in … workers that firms must make under Lazear contracts. Given that employers remain able to use financial incentives to induce … retirement, age discrimination laws may instead strengthen the bonds between workers and firms and encourage efficient Lazear …
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Ban-the-box (BTB) laws are a widely used public policy rooted in employment law related to unnecessarily exclusionary hiring practices. BTB laws are intended to improve the employment opportunities of those with criminal backgrounds by giving them a fair chance during the hiring process. Prior...
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knowledge gain from watching an information movie in rural India, while randomized village assignment identifies knowledge …
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assemblies in India generated by national policies that cause reservations to be revised and the time lags with which revised …
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Using a remarkably detailed dataset on the 2008 graduating class from an elite engineering institution (EEI) in India …
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) on total factor productivity (TFP) and labor productivity in India. Identification of the effect of EPL follows from a …
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Using randomized methodologies, we study a common community HIV/AIDS program that seeks to promote HIV testing by improving knowledge and reducing stigmatizing attitudes. Contrary to expectations, the program has a substantial negative effect on HIV testing rates. We provide evidence of likely...
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