TY - BOOK AU - Holzer, Harry J., AU - Neumark, David. TI - The economics of affirmative action SN - 1843761173 AV - HF5549.5.A34 E283 2004 U1 - 331.13'3'0973 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Cheltenham, UK ; , Northhampton, MA PB - Edward Elgar Pub: KW - Affirmative action programs KW - United States KW - Minorities KW - Employment KW - Discrimination in employment KW - Economic aspects KW - Discrimination in education KW - Economic aspects N1 - "An Elgar reference collection"--; A selection of articles from various sources; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - The papers in this volume try to assess what we know about affirmative action - defined broadly to include an array of special efforts to improve the status of minorities and women in the labour market, educational institutions, or business procurement - from perspective of economic theory and empirical evidence ER -