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This paper presents a tractable framework for studying frictionless matching in school, work, and marriage when …, but incomplete specialization in marriage. It also captures well-known matching patterns in each of these sectors … utilitarian social planner solving a linear programming problem. -- social skill ; cognitive skill ; matching ; sorting …
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We investigate the matching algorithm used by the German central clearinghouse for university admissions (ZVS) in … criteria applied for admission they all make use of priority matching. In priority matching schemes, it is not a dominant … applicants, we are able to detect some amount of strategic behaviour which can lead to inefficient matching. Alternative ways to …
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stable. In particular, stability means that the marriage matching is individually rational and has no blocking pairs. We show …
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Recruiting agents, or "programs" costly screen “applicants” in matching processes, and congestion in a market increases … programs; however, they may harm match quality. In a multiple-elicitation experiment conducted in a real-life matching market …
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Recruiting agents, or "programs" costly screen “applicants” in matching processes, and congestion in a market increases … programs; however, they may harm match quality. In a multiple-elicitation experiment conducted in a real-life matching market …
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schools. This study explores whether the New Orleans placement algorithm favored students of certain races or socioeconomic …
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generated primarily by content-based matching algorithms that use the worker's declared gender as a direct input. Action …
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would have changed if judges had fully complied with the sentencing recommendations associated with the algorithm. Racial …
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This paper addresses the steep learning curve in Machine Learning faced by noncomputer scientists, particularly social scientists, stemming from the absence of a primer on its fundamental principles. I adopt a pedagogical strategy inspired by the adage "once you understand OLS, you can work your...
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Most definitions of algorithmic bias and fairness encode decisionmaker interests, such as profits, rather than the interests of disadvantaged groups (e.g., racial minorities): Bias is defined as a deviation from profit maximization. Future research should instead focus on the causal effect of...
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