We model centralized school matching as a second stage of a simple Tiebout-model and show that the two most discussed … disadvantaged if the school priorities are based on ex ante known (social) differences of the applicants. …

This paper studies the limits of school choice policies in the presence of residential segregation. Using data from the … minority students, and that cross-race school achievement gaps under choice are no lower than would be generated by a … neighborhood assignment rule. To understand why choice-based assignments do not reduce gaps in school achievement, I use data on …