Allocating Awards Across Noncomparable Categories

Suppose an agency awards a fixed number of prizes to applicants in different categories such that the applicant-to-winner ratio is constant by category. It is demonstrated in a simple theoretical model that the number of awards in a category will typically be positively related to the degree of applicant uncertainty. The theoretical findings are related to awards data from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada doctoral fellowship competition.

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Year of publication:	2002-10
Authors:	Veall, Michael R. ; Magee, Lonnie
Institutions:	Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA)
Subject:	scholarships \| fellowships \| applicant behavior \| selection committee behavior

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IZA Discussion Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 1 Number 617 26 pages
Classification:	D73 - Bureaucracy; Administrative Processes in Public Organizations; Corruption ; D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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