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Area of Science:

  • Economics
  • Sociology
  • Policy Analysis

Background:

  • Diversity-enhancing policies aim to improve outcomes for disadvantaged groups.
  • Economic models often simplify agent heterogeneity.
  • Social identity plays a crucial role in market participation and policy effectiveness.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze the economic implications of diversity-enhancing policies.
  • To develop a model incorporating heterogeneous agents based on skill and social identity.
  • To determine efficient policy designs under different assumptions about identity contractibility.

Main Methods:

  • Agent-based modeling of a competitive market for productive opportunities.
  • Analysis of policy interventions targeting a disadvantaged identity group.
  • Comparative analysis of policy efficiency based on identity contractibility.

Main Results:

  • When identity is contractible, efficient policy prioritizes preferred access to opportunities over skill development subsidies.
  • When identity is not contractible, efficient policy involves universal skill development subsidies under specific distributional conditions.
  • Policy effectiveness is sensitive to the degree of information and contractibility of social identity.

Conclusions:

  • The design of effective diversity policies hinges critically on the contractibility of social identity.
  • Optimal policies balance access to opportunities with investments in skill development.
  • Understanding agent heterogeneity in skill and identity is key for equitable economic policy.