The Impact of Affirmative Action on the Employment of Minorities and Women: A Longitudinal Analysis Using Three Decades of EEO-1 Filings

• Published in: Journal of policy analysis and management Vol. 35; no. 1; pp. 34 - 66
• Main Author: Kurtulus, Fidan Ana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2016; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc; Wiley Periodicals Inc
• Subjects: Affirmative action; Contractors; Employment; Employment contracts; Female employees; Females; Government mandates; Minority & ethnic groups; Minority groups; Part time employment; Studies; United States; Women; United States > US

What role has affirmative action played in the growth of minority and female employment in U.S. firms? This paper presents a longitudinal analysis of this question by exploiting rich variation across firms in the timing of federal contracting to identify affirmative action effects over the course of...