Niederle, Muriel; Segal, Carmit; Vesterlund, Lise - In: Management Science 59 (2013) 1, pp. 1-16
Affirmative action is often criticized for causing reverse discrimination and lowering the qualifications of those hired under the policy. However, the magnitude of such adverse effects depends on whether the best suited candidate is hired absent the policy. Indeed affirmative action may...