Promoting Female Talent in Science: Evidence from an Affirmative Action Policy
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information acquisition; information aggregation; wisdom of crowds; asymptotic efficiency; common value;All these keywords.
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- J16 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of Gender; Non-labor Discrimination
- I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
- I28 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Government Policy
- J78 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Labor Discrimination - - - Public Policy (including comparable worth)
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