Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match

Federico Echenique, Ruy Gonzalez, Alistair Wilson and Leeat Yariv
Additional contact information
Ruy Gonzalez: Caltech
Leeat Yariv: Princeton University, CEPR, and NBER

Working Papers from Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies.

Abstract: Most doctors in the NRMP match with one of their most-preferred internship pro-grams. However, surveys indicate doctors’ preferences are similar, suggesting a puzzle:how can so many doctors match with their top choices when positions are scarce? We provide one possible explanation. We show that the patterns in the NRMP data may bean artifact of the interview process that precedes the match. Our study highlights the importance of understanding market interactions occurring before and after a matching clearinghouse, and casts doubts on analyses of clearinghouses that take reported preferences at face value.

Keywords: NRMP; Deferred acceptance; Interviews; First-rank matches; National Resident Matching Program; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C78 D47 J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-12
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-des
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (1)

Downloads: (external link)
http://lyariv.mycpanel.princeton.edu//papers/MatchInterviews.pdf

Related works:
Journal Article: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2022)
Working Paper: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2021)
Working Paper: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2020)
Working Paper: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2020)
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:pri:cepsud:271

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Working Papers from Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies. Contact information at EDIRC.
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Bobray Bordelon ().