Affirmative Action Exemptions and Capacity Constrained Firms
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Affirmative Action Exemptions and Capacity Constrained Firms
This paper studies how affirmative action exemptions in public procurement can improve efficiency and government expenditures without harming disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) utilization, particularly when DBEs are subject to capacity constraints. I examine a unique program employed by the Iowa Department of Transportation, where prior to 2013 prime contractors were allowed an exemption ...
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عنوان ژورنال: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1945-7731,1945-774X
DOI: 10.1257/pol.20150498