Does Affirmative Action Incentivize Educational Attainment for Disadvantaged Muslim Minorities in India?

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Brief Overview

This paper examines whether affirmative action through quotas in government jobs and college admissions incentivize schooling among disadvantaged Muslim minorities in India.

Authors

• Mitul Surana, Indian Institute of Management Indore

• Rajnish Rai, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Ahmedabad