Browsing FAS Student Papers by Keyword "EC970"
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The Bell Curve Review: IQ Best Indicates Poverty
(2018-05-11)The Bell Curve (Herrnstein and Murray (1994)) is a very controversial piece of economics literature. The Bell Curve, which examines the effect of IQ on various social problems, is broken down into four sections: “The ... -
IQ and Poverty: Testing the Bell Curve on a Novel Data Set
(2018-05-11)In their controversial work The Bell Curve, Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein hypothesize that intelligence plays a significant role in determining later life outcomes. Using data from the 1979 National Longitudinal ... -
Parental Socioeconomic Status or IQ? An Exploration of Major Determinants of U.S. Poverty
(2018-05-11)The Bell Curve by Charles Murray and Richard Herrnstein is one of the most controversial academic works of the last few decades. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youths (1979), we performed a number of ... -
Regarding the Mismatch Hypothesis and Stereotype Threat in the Debate over Affirmative Action
(2018-05-11)The debate over affirmative action has played a significant role in shaping the world of academia over the past several decades. Accordingly, researchers Mary Fischer and Douglas Massey attempt to evaluate many of the ... -
Revisiting the effect of affirmative action on minority student outcomes
(2018-05-11)The use of affirmative action has been at the forefront of the debate regarding the fairness of the college admissions process for years. Utilizing data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshman (NLSF), M. Fischer ... -
Stereotype Threat or a Lack of Control(s)? Evaluating Robustness Against Changes in Specifications
(2018-05-11)Affirmative action in higher education has been controversial since 1961. The Source of the River (Douglas Massey and Fischer (2003)) uses the National Longitudinal Survey of Freshmen—a demographic and socioeconomic survey ...