Aiding applicants: Leveling the playing field within the immediate acceptance mechanism

Basteck, Christian; Mantovani, Marco

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dc.contributor.author	Basteck, Christian	de
dc.contributor.author	Mantovani, Marco	de
dc.date.accessioned	2022-02-21T13:48:06Z
dc.date.available	2022-02-21T13:48:06Z
dc.date.issued	2021	de
dc.identifier.uri	https://www.ssoar.info/ssoar/handle/document/77515
dc.description.abstract	In school choice problems, the widely used manipulable Immediate Acceptance mechanism (IA) disadvantages unsophisticated applicants, but may ex-ante Pareto dominate any strategy-proof alternative. In these cases, it may be preferable to aid applicants within IA, rather than to abandon it. In a laboratory experiment, we first document a substantial gap in strategy choices and outcomes between subjects of higher and lower cognitive ability under IA. We then test whether disclosing information on past applications levels the playing field. The treatment is effective in partially reducing the gap between applicants of above- and below-median cognitive ability and in curbing ability segregation across schools, but may leave the least able applicants further behind.	de
dc.language	en	de
dc.subject.ddc	Soziologie, Anthropologie	de
dc.subject.ddc	Sociology & anthropology	en
dc.subject.other	immediate acceptance; mechanism design; strategy-proofness	de
dc.title	Aiding applicants: Leveling the playing field within the immediate acceptance mechanism	de
dc.description.review	begutachtet	de
dc.description.review	reviewed	en
dc.source.volume	SP II 2021-203	de
dc.publisher.country	DEU	de
dc.publisher.city	Berlin	de
dc.source.series	Discussion Papers / Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Forschungsschwerpunkt Markt und Entscheidung, Abteilung Verhalten auf Märkten
dc.subject.classoz	Bildungs- und Erziehungssoziologie	de
dc.subject.classoz	Sociology of Education	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Schulwahl	de
dc.subject.thesoz	school choice	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Benachteiligung	de
dc.subject.thesoz	deprivation	en
dc.subject.thesoz	kognitive Fähigkeit	de
dc.subject.thesoz	cognitive ability	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Segregation	de
dc.subject.thesoz	segregation	en
dc.subject.thesoz	Laborexperiment	de
dc.subject.thesoz	laboratory experiment	en
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung	de
dc.rights.licence	Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications	en
ssoar.contributor.institution	WZB	de
internal.status	formal und inhaltlich fertig erschlossen	de
internal.identifier.thesoz	10057496
internal.identifier.thesoz	10038123
internal.identifier.thesoz	10040725
internal.identifier.thesoz	10057624
internal.identifier.thesoz	10043016
dc.type.stock	monograph	de
dc.type.document	Arbeitspapier	de
dc.type.document	working paper	en
dc.source.pageinfo	35	de
internal.identifier.classoz	10208
internal.identifier.document	3
dc.contributor.corporateeditor	Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung gGmbH
internal.identifier.corporateeditor	381
internal.identifier.ddc	301
dc.description.pubstatus	Veröffentlichungsversion	de
dc.description.pubstatus	Published Version	en
internal.identifier.licence	3
internal.identifier.pubstatus	1
internal.identifier.review	2
internal.identifier.series	961
internal.dda.reference	https://www.econstor.eu/oai/request@@oai:econstor.eu:10419/248447
dc.identifier.handle	http://hdl.handle.net/10419/248447	de
ssoar.urn.registration	false	de

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