Sequential School Choice with Public and Private Schools

Tommy Andersson, Umut Dur, Sinan Ertemel and Onur Kesten

No 2018:39, Working Papers from Lund University, Department of Economics

Abstract: Motivated by school admissions in Turkey and Sweden, we investigate a sequential two-stage admission system with public and private schools. A sequential notion of truthfulness, called straightforwardness, is introduced. Contrary to one-stage systems, sequentiality leads to a trade-off between the existence of a straightforward equilibrium and non-wastefulness. We identify the unique set of rules for two-stage systems that guarantees the existence of a straightforward equilibrium and reduces waste. Existing admission systems are analyzed within our general framework.

Keywords: market design; sequential school choice; private schools; public schools; straightforward SPNE; non-wastefulness (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C71 C78 D47 D71 D78 D82 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 42 pages
Date: 2018-12-10, Revised 2023-10-31
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