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All-pay auctions with extra prize : a partial exclusion principle

Dahm, Matthias - 2017

This paper studies the effects of a specific affirmative action policy in complete information all-pay auctions when players differ in ability. We call this policy an extra prize. The contest organiser splits the prize of the competition into a main prize and an extra prize. Extra prizes differ...

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Affirmative action through extra prizes

Dahm, Matthias; Esteve, Patricia - 2014

Some affirmative action policies establish that a set of disadvantaged competitors has access to an extra prize. We analyse the effects of creating an extra prize by reducing the prize in the main competition. Contestants differ in ability and agents with relatively low ability belong to a...

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Affirmative action through extra prizes

Dahm, Matthias; Esteve-González, Patricia - In: Journal of economic behavior & organization : JEBO 153 (2018), pp. 123-142

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Chapter 5. Theories of Statistical Discrimination and Affirmative Action: A Survey

Fang, Hanming; Moro, Andrea - In: Handbook of social economics : volume 1, (pp. 133-200). 2011

This chapter surveys the theoretical literature on statistical discrimination and affirmative action. This literature …

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All-pay auctions with extra prize: A partial exclusion principle

Dahm, Matthias - 2017

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Does affirmative action reduce effort incentives? : a contest game analysis

Franke, Jörg - 2010

. Competition is between heterogeneous players where heterogeneity might be due to past discrimination. Two policy options are … heterogeneity between contestants is moderate. -- Asymmetric contest ; affirmative action ; discrimination …

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Affirmative action around the world : insights from a new dataset (update)

Gisselquist, Rachel M.; Kim, Min J.; Schotte, Simone; … - 2024

Affirmative action, or positive discrimination favouring the members of marginalized populations, is a key policy …

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Population Aging, Age Discrimination, and Age Discrimination Protections at the 50th Anniversary of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

Button, Patrick - 2019

. Evidence examining whether age discrimination is a barrier for seniors as they try to increase their work lives through the … common practice of "bridge" jobs is also presented. After discussing the evidence that measures age discrimination, economics … and legal research that seeks to determine to what extent the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act and state …

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Affirmative Action Retrenchment in Public Procurement and Contracting

Davila, Rodrigo; Ha, Inhyuck; Myers, Samuel - 2013

This article provides estimates of the impacts of a race-neutral programme called an Emerging Small Business Enterprise (ESBE) Programme in New Jersey in 2003-2004 on women- and minority-owned contractors. We show that although women- and minority-owned firms conceptually benefit from ESBE...

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Does Affirmative Action Reduce Effort Incentives? – A Contest Game Analysis

Franke, Jörg - 2010

. Competition is between heterogeneous players where heterogeneity might be due to past discrimination. Two policy options are …

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