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Lawyers as Agents of the Devil in a Prisoner's Dilemma Game

Ashenfelter, Orley; Bloom, David E.; Dahl, Gordon B. - Industrial Relations Section, Department of Economics - 2013

Do the parties in a typical dispute face incentives similar to those in the classic prisoner’s dilemma game? In this … typical dispute resolution system. It then reports estimates of the incentives for the parties to obtain legal representation … each case, the data provide evidence that the parties face strong individual incentives to obtain legal representation …

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Affirmative action and university fit : evidence from proposition 209

Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Coate, Patrick; … - 2012

Proposition 209 banned using racial preferences in admissions at California's public colleges. We analyze unique data for all applicants and enrollees within the University of California (UC) system before and after Prop 209. After Prop 209, graduation rates of minorities increased by 4.4%. We...

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University differences in the graduation of minorities in STEM fields : evidence from California

Arcidiacono, Peter; Aucejo, Esteban; Hotz, Vincent Joseph - 2013

The low number of college graduates with science degrees - particularly among under-represented minorities - is of growing concern. We examine differences across universities in graduating students in different fields. Using student-level data on the University of California system during a...

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Varying Impacts of Letters of Recommendation on College Admissions

Ben-Michael, Eli; Feller, Avi; Rothstein, Jesse - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2023

In a pilot program during the 2016-17 admissions cycle, the University of California, Berkeley invited many applicants for freshman admission to submit letters of recommendation. This proved controversial within the university, with concerns that this change would further disadvantage applicants...

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