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A cure for discrimination? Affirmative action and the case of California’s Proposition 209.

Myers, C. (2007). A cure for discrimination? Affirmative action and the case of California’s Proposition 209. Industrial and Labor Relations Review, 60(3), 379-396.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action

499

Affirmative action and the occupational advancement of minorities and women during 1973-2003

Kurtulus, F. (2012). Affirmative action and the occupational advancement of minorities and women during 1973-2003. Industrial Relations, 52(2), 213-246.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action Executive Order 11246 (E.O. 11246) Civil Rights Act of 1964

436

Affirmative action bans and minority employment: Washington State’s Initiative 200

Colello, A. (2011). Affirmative action bans and minority employment: Washington State’s Initiative 200. Washington, DC: Georgetown University.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action

535

An analysis of the impact of affirmative action programs on self-employment in the construction industry.

Blanchflower, D.G., & Wainwright, J. (2005). An analysis of the impact of affirmative action programs on self-employment in the construction industry. Working paper no. 11793. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action

2128
Mandating change: The impact of court-ordered policy changes on managerial diversity
Hirsh, E., & Cha, Y. (2017). Mandating change: The impact of court-ordered policy changes on managerial diversity. ILR Review, 70(1), 42–72. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019793916668880 [Court-Ordered Affirmative Action]

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Moderate Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other Disparities or Discrimination in Employment and Earnings Affirmative action

518

Some new historical evidence on the impact of affirmative action: Detroit, 1972

Hyclak, T., Taylor, L., & Stewart, J. (1992). Some new historical evidence on the impact of affirmative action: Detroit, 1972. The Review of Black Political Economy, 21(2), 81-98.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972

433

The labor market effects of sex and race discrimination laws.

Neumark, D., & Stock, W. (2006). The labor market effects of sex and race discrimination laws. Economic Inquiry, 44(3), 385-419.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action

492

The labor market impact of state-level anti-discrimination laws

Collins, W. (2001). The labor market impact of state-level anti-discrimination laws. National Bureau of Economic Research working paper no. 8310. Cambridge, MA: NBER.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action

2138
The persistent effect of temporary affirmative action
Miller, C. (2017). The persistent effect of temporary affirmative action. American Economic Journal: Applied Economics 9(3). 152-190. https://doi.org/10.1257/app.20160121

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Descriptive Analysis

Outcome Effectiveness:

Other Disparities or Discrimination in Employment and Earnings Affirmative action

432

Using establishment size to measure the impact of Title VII and affirmative action

Carrington, W.J., McCue, K., & Pierce, B. (2000). Using establishment size to measure the impact of Title VII and affirmative action. Journal of Human Resources, 35(3): 503-523.

  • Topic Area: Employer Compliance

Study Type: Causal Impact Analysis

Causal Evidence Rating: Low Causal Evidence

Outcome Effectiveness:

Affirmative action Civil Rights Act of 1964 Executive Order 11246 (E.O. 11246)