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Wastefulness in sequential school choice with public and private schools

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Using data from the Swedish municipality of Botkyrka, this paper quantifies the trade-off between non-wastefulness and truthfulness in sequential admission systems for public and private schools. The results show that minimizing seat waste while preserving truthfulness is possible by restricting first-round applications to either private or public schools, depending on which type of school that is expected to have fewer applicants. These findings offer practical insights for improving the efficiency of real-world sequential school admission systems.

Source: Economics Letters

DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2024.112141

Authors: Tommy Andersson, Umut Dur, Sinan Ertemel, Onur Kesten

Institutions: Lund University, North Carolina State University, Istanbul Technical University, The University of Sydney

Language: English

Topic: Game Theory and Voting Systems

Subfield: Economics and Econometrics

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,980

Funder: Jan Wallanders och Tom Hedelius Stiftelse samt Tore Browaldhs Stiftelse