outcomes between richer and poorer students who leave school with good attainment levels. From a set of policies aimed at … targets the supply side by enforcing universities to give preferential admission to poorer students who graduate near the top … of their secondary school class. This policy would substantially narrow earnings gaps between richer and poorer students …

50 percent admission quota for historically disadvantaged students. I study the implications of this regulation on the … academic performance of non-targeted students. Identification rests on the use of pre-law crosswise variation in specially … enrollment of targeted students due to the affirmative action caused an increase in the variance of academic ability within …