Engberg, John; Epple, Dennis; Imbrogno, Jason; Sieg, Holger - In: Journal of Labor Economics 32 (2014) 1, pp. 27-27
We study the effectiveness of magnet programs in an urban district that ration excess demand by admission lotteries. Differential attrition arises since students who lose the lottery are more likely to pursue options outside the school district than students who win the lottery. When students...