School Admissions Reform in Chicago and England: Comparing Mechanisms by their Vulnerability to Manipulation

In Fall 2009, officials from Chicago Public Schools abandoned their assignment mechanism for coveted spots at selective college preparatory high schools midstream. After asking about 14,000 applicants to submit their preferences for schools under one mechanism, the district asked them re-submit pref...

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Main Authors: Pathak, Parag (Contributor), Sonmez, Tayfun (Author)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Economics (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Economic Association, 2012-10-04T20:22:16Z.
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