| Publications [#285645] of Atila Abdulkadiroglu
Journal Articles
- Abdulkadiroǧlu, A; Pathak, PA; Roth, AE, Strategy-proofness versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match,
American Economic Review, vol. 99 no. 5
(December, 2009),
pp. 1954-1978, American Economic Association, ISSN 0002-8282 [repository], [doi]
(last updated on 2024/03/27)
Abstract: The design of the New York City (NYC) high school match involved trade-offs among efficiency, stability, and strategy-proofness that raise new theoretical questions. We analyze a model with indifferences-ties-in school preferences. Simulations with field data and the theory favor breaking indifferences the same way at every school-single tiebreaking-in a student-proposing deferred acceptance mechanism. Any inefficiency associated with a realized tiebreaking cannot be removed without harming student incentives. Finally, we empirically document the extent of potential efficiency loss associated with strategy-proofness and stability, and direct attention to some open questions. (JEL C78, D82, I21).
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