TY - JOUR T1 - Incorporating Affirmative Action into the Welfare State. Y1 - 2015 A1 - Tomer, Blumkin A1 - Yoram, Margalioth A1 - Efraim, Sadka KW - Affirmative Action KW - Eytan Sheshinski KW - Hans KW - Key Words KW - Optimal Taxation KW - Oren Bar-Gil KW - Roger Gordon KW - Tagging. ♣ The authors wish to thank Alan Auerbach AB -

In this paper, we discuss a novel aspect of affirmative action policy. We examine its redistributive role, asking whether in an egalitarian society, supplementing the tax-transfer system with an affirmative action policy would enhance social welfare. We demonstrate that affirmative action could be a desirable policy tool even if racial discrimination does not exist in the labor market. JEL Classification: H2, D6 [...]

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