TY - JOUR
T1 - Incorporating affirmative action into the welfare state
AU - Blumkin, Tomer
AU - Margalioth, Yoram
AU - Sadka, Efraim
PY - 2009/10
Y1 - 2009/10
N2 - In this paper, we discuss a novel aspect of affirmative action policy. We examine its redistributive role, asking whether in an egalitarian society, supplementing the tax-transfer system with an affirmative action policy would enhance social welfare. We demonstrate that affirmative action could be a desirable policy tool even if racial discrimination does not exist in the labor market.
AB - In this paper, we discuss a novel aspect of affirmative action policy. We examine its redistributive role, asking whether in an egalitarian society, supplementing the tax-transfer system with an affirmative action policy would enhance social welfare. We demonstrate that affirmative action could be a desirable policy tool even if racial discrimination does not exist in the labor market.
KW - Affirmative action
KW - Optimal taxation
KW - Tagging
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=69249240151&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.002
DO - 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2009.07.002
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AN - SCOPUS:69249240151
SN - 0047-2727
VL - 93
SP - 1027
EP - 1035
JO - Journal of Public Economics
JF - Journal of Public Economics
IS - 9-10
ER -