Affirmative actions: The Boston mechanism case
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Keywords
Boston mechanism; Affirmative actions; Minority; Welfare;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
- D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
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