Racial preferences were found in parts of the admissions process where the use of race is specifically prohibited under Federal law.

Longer unemployment durations are associated with lower offer arrival rates, resulting in accepted wages falling over time. Counterfactual simulations indicate that increasing unemployment benefits by 90 days results in a 14-day increase in expected unemployment duration.

Credible policy analysis requires modeling choice frictions and supply responses and using experimental data in estimation.

Providing students with full information about their abilities would increase the college and white-collar wage premia while reducing the graduation gap by family income.

Differences in demand for STEM and non-STEM courses explain much of why STEM classes give lower grades. Restrictions on grading policies that equalize average grades across classes reduce the STEM gender gap and increase overall enrollment in STEM classes.