On Allocative Distortions in Problems of Self-Selection

Russell Cooper

RAND Journal of Economics, 1984, vol. 15, issue 4, 568-577

Abstract: This article considers the general structure of self-selection models. By imposing conditions which permit the ordering of agents by their preferences, we provide a characterization of the distortions inherent in the sorting process.

Date: 1984
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