Mismatch: Does affirmative action hurt more than it helps?
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In his book Mismatch, Richard Sander examines the unintended consequences of preference programs in collegiate admissions. From his analysis, Sander finds that students who are given preferences over others fare worse at more elite schools where the academic barrier to entry and overall rigor is higher. This discrepancy in performance is a manifestation of what Sander calls mismatch theory.
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