The Multi-unit Assignment Problem: Theory and Evidence from Course Allocation at Harvard.

We use theory and field data to study the draft mechanism used to allocate courses at Harvard Business School. We show that the draft is manipulable in theory, manipulated in practice, and that these manipulations cause significant welfare loss. Nevertheless, we find that welfare is higher than unde...

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Published in:	American Economic Review Vol. 102; no. 5; pp. 2237 - 2272
Main Authors:	Budish, Eric, Cantillon, Estelle
Format:	Article
Published:	American Economic Association Aug2012
Subjects:	Harvard Business School Manipulative behavior Assignment problems (Programming) Resource allocation > Mathematical models Operations research Pareto optimum Allocative efficiency (Economics) Business school administration
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