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“...Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been...”

“...The major contribution of this paper is ending a new and flexible way to measure the effects of selection on log-wages. In this context, we offer a general...”

“...Despite a significant expansion of the literature on conflicts and fragility of states, only a few systematic attempts have been made to link the theoretical...”

“...Affirmative action has been at the heart of public policies towards the socially disadvantaged in India. Compensatory discrimination policies which have been...”

“...The paper examines the comparative economic wellbeing of female- and male-headed households among Serbs and Albanians in post-conflict Kosovo. Evidence from...”