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Preference for randomization : empirical and experimental evidence

Dwenger, Nadja; Kübler, Dorothea; Weizsäcker, Georg - 2013

lotteries that involve multiple outcomes. We run experiments to demonstrate that dominated randomization can be attractive. In …

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Flipping a coin : theory and evidence

Dwenger, Nadja; Kübler, Dorothea; Weizsäcker, Georg - 2014 - rev.

external device, e.g., a coin flip. In a series of experiments our participants often choose a stochastically dominated lottery …

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Aiding applicants: leveling the playing field within the immediate acceptance mechanism

Basteck, Christian; Mantovani, Marco - 2021

In school choice problems, the widely used manipulable Immediate Acceptance mechanism (IA) disadvantages unsophisticated applicants, but may ex-ante Pareto dominate any strategy-proof alternative. In these cases, it may be preferable to aid applicants within IA, rather than to abandon it. In a...

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How lotteries in school choice help to level the playing field

Basteck, Christian; Klaus, Bettina; Kübler, Dorothea - 2018

students, and the student composition at schools, using theory and experiments. We find that the lottery quota strengthens … more diverse school populations in the experiments, as predicted. Comparing the two mechanisms, students with the lowest …

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Decentralizing centralized matching markets : implications from early offers in university admissions

Grenet, Julien; He, Yinghua; Kübler, Dorothea - 2019

The matching literature commonly rules out that market design itself shapes agent preferences. Underlying this premise is the assumption that agents know their own preferences at the outset and that preferences do not change throughout the matching process. Under this assumption, a centralized...

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