Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match

Federico Echenique, Ruy González, Alistair Wilson and Leeat Yariv
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Ruy González: Caltech
Leeat Yariv: Princeton University

Working Papers from Princeton University. Economics Department.

Abstract: Most doctors in the NRMP are matched to one of their most-preferred internship programs. Since various surveys indicate similarities across doctors’ preferences, this suggests a puzzle. How can nearly everyone get a position in a highly-desirable program when positions in each program are scarce? We provide one possible explanation for this puzzle. We show that the patterns observed in the NRMP data may be an artifact of the interview process that precedes the match. Our analysis highlights the importance of interactions occurring outside of a matching clearinghouse for resulting outcomes, and casts doubts on analysis of clearinghouses that take reported preferences at face value.

Keywords: NRMP; Deferred acceptance; Interviews; First-rank matches (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C78 D47 J44 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-ban and nep-des
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Journal Article: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2022)
Working Paper: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2020)
Working Paper: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2020)
Working Paper: Top of the Batch: Interviews and the Match (2020)
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