Consistent with the common criticism of admission tests, we find that socioeconomic gaps in performance expanded on higher-stakes assessments. Yet we find that higher stakes increased the informativeness of exams. This implies that decision-makers face a fundamental tradeoff between equality and informativeness in identifying talent.

Conclusions: The dual goals of diversity and informativeness in selecting talent

Our research shows that high-stakes entrance exams provide better information about students' potential for academic success, but they also exacerbate existing inequalities in educational access. These findings highlight a crucial trade-off for college admission officers who rely on test scores as an instrument to identify talent while also making efforts to diversify the student body. This trade-off may extend to other high-stakes settings such as hiring processes at prestigious firms, where decision-makers must balance identifying top talent with promoting diversity.

One potential solution to this challenge is the introduction of a second policy instrument. Colleges could design maximally informative test scores to identify academic potential while employing a separate tool to improve diversity. For example, Brazilian universities reserve slots for disadvantaged applicants while selecting top scorers within these groups (Machado et al. 2024, Oliveira et al. 2024). However, institutions in countries like the United States face legal constraints in addressing this trade-off. We hope that future research will uncover new policy cowtools to mitigate this important trade-off.

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Here we spot wild Bardfinn Bluesky activities.

Be valid and ping ! bardfinn for something worthwhile or create a new thread.

i'm looking for absurd dramastrag stuff you may have seen here and there, to check if my sister knows any. she's into a lot of stuff like instagram, tiktok and shit and wanted to ask me about the specific words they sometimes use and i'd like to do the same for shits and giggles

so far i have "based", "jelq", "goon", "bussy" and "oldstrag". kinda getting rusty with that sort of stuff

BETA PARKER SEETHES AND MALDS AS ALL HIS GIRLFRIENDS (EVEN THE DEAD ONE) BECOME PART OF THE PAUL HAREM

PAULISTAS REPRESENT!

Like c*m on. Its almost fall and they aren't playing yet.

But seriously wtf happened to Toyota and Honda? Up until 8-10 years ago they were absolutely GOATed, I've had 20 year old cars from both brands that feel higher quality than a brand new American or Korean car, how are they making seats that burgers can crack?