This paper explores sequential mechanisms for two-sided matching problems: The agents belonging to a side of the market (individuals or institutions) determine an eligibility restriction; and the agents on the other side (institutions or individuals, resp.) select their preferred mates,...

This paper proposes a way to allocate schools places conciliating Pareto efficiency and Equity. Taking as a starting point the recent reform proposed by the Boston School Committee, we suggest to allow the schools to prioritize only a reduced group of students and use a common priority order for...