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Benjamin Rosa

Benjamin Rosa is an assistant professor of economics at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business and an NBER faculty research fellow. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Pennsylvania and bachelor’s degrees in economics and mathematics from Howard University. His research fields are industrial organization, public economics, and entrepreneurship, where he studies how businesses operate in the public marketplace.
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After Affirmative Action Ends, Minority- and Women-Owned Contractors Face an Uphill Battle

Benjamin Rosa
In new research, Benjamin Rosa finds that when states ban affirmative action, minority- and women-run businesses become smaller than other contractors and are less likely to enter the market, but are no more likely to close their businesses entirely. 

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