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To counter that, though without a precise economic analysis, both university admissions and employment grew during the affirmative action era. Everything looks
by analog31 10mo ago
To counter that, though without a precise economic analysis, both university admissions and employment grew during the affirmative action era.
Everything looks like zero-sum if viewed as a static, local model.
- skibidithink 10mo agoIt's only positive sum if they grew because of affirmative action. And if affirmative action caused net friction, it'd be a Moloch.
- VinLucero 10mo agoAre you assuming elite college admission counts are rigid in the count of people admitted because of real teaching constraints or reducing the supply of prestige?
- skibidithink 10mo agoNone of my arguments require any assumption on why. But I would say that it's because of prestige and signaling.
- eru 10mo agoUniversity admission is arguably bad for society. (See Caplan's Case Against Education.)