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Affirmative Action and Human Capital Accumulation: Evidence from Brazil Marcos Hirai Catao
by Marcos Hirai Catao Abstract In this study, I examine the effects of affirmative action (AA) policies on high school students’ incentives to invest in human capital, focusing on the Brazilian Quotas Law (QL). This law mandates that federal higher education institutions reserve half of their seats for students from public high schools. Utilizing administrative […]
Exploring an Alternative to Student Loans- Constructing the Demand for Income Share Agreements
By Paul Zimmer and Alex Hilsenrath With the rapid growth in the US student loan market and rising default rates in the space, students and universities have begun to explore other methods to fund rising undergraduate education costs. This paper will seek to analyze a proposed financing solution, exploring a theoretical market for a financial […]
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