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Affirmative action in winner-take-all markets

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  • Roland Fryer & Glenn Loury, 2005. "Affirmative action in winner-take-all markets," The Journal of Economic Inequality, Springer;Society for the Study of Economic Inequality, vol. 3(3), pages 263-280, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jecinq:v:3:y:2005:i:3:p:263-280
    DOI: 10.1007/s10888-005-9000-x
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