Parag Pathak, Jane Berkowitz Carlton and Dennis William Carlton Professor
Jan/27 | Fri | 01:00PM-02:00PM | E52-432 |
Enrollment: Limited: First come, first served (no advance sign-up)
In 2011, New Orleans' Recovery School District became the first in the nation to adopt a unified enrollment system for admissions to traditional public and charter schools. This talk will describe the assignment mechanism underlying New Orleans system, and show new formal results about its envy-minimizing properties. We also discuss why the city adopted a new mechanism after one year, and lessons for economic design.
Sponsor(s): Economics
Contact: Beata Shuster, E52-439A, 617 253-8883, BSHUSTER@MIT.EDU