The effects of affirmative action on targeted and non-targeted students
Join this event to hear Julien Grenet speak about the policy that has affected high school admissions in Paris.
The effects of affirmative action on targeted and non-targeted students
12 Jan 2023, 15:00 – 16:00
Since 2008, school choice in Paris has had an income based affirmative action component granting low-income students preferential treatment in high school admissions.
This policy is implemented as part of a centralised school choice procedure that assigns students to public schools based on a version of the Gale-Shapley deferred acceptance mechanism. Students' priorities are determined using a point system that takes into account students' academic performance and their district of residence.
Low-income students, representing approximately 20 percent of high school entrants, are awarded a large bonus which gives them full priority at all public high schools within their district.
In this event, Julien will explore the effects of income-based affirmative action on the high school outcomes and college access of both targeted and non-targeted students.
This event will be particularly useful for researchers and policy makers.
This is a hybrid event and can be joined either in-person or online.
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Professor Julien Grenet
Professor of Economics
The Paris School of Economics and Deputy Director of the Institut des politiques Publiques (PSE/GENES).
His research focuses on the economics of education with a particular interest in student assignment mechanisms.
Further information
Ticketing
Pre-booking essential
Cost
Free
Open to
All
Availability
Yes