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Family ties: school assignment with siblings

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  • Dur, Umut

    (Department of Economics, North Carolina State University)

  • Morrill, Thayer

    (Department of Economics, North Carolina State University)

  • Phan, William

    (Department of Economics, North Carolina State University)

Abstract

We introduce a generalization of the school choice problem motivated by the following observations: students are assigned to grades within schools, many students have siblings who are applying as well, and school districts commonly guarantee that siblings will attend the same school. This last condition disqualifies the standard approach of considering grades independently as it may separate siblings. We argue that the central criterion in school choice---elimination of justified envy---is now inadequate as it does not consider siblings. We propose a new solution concept, suitability, that addresses this concern, and we introduce a new family of strategy-proof mechanisms that satisfy it. Using data from the Wake County magnet school assignment, we demonstrate the impact on families of our proposed mechanism versus the ``naive'' assignment where sibling constraints are not taken into account.

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  • Dur, Umut & Morrill, Thayer & Phan, William, 2022. "Family ties: school assignment with siblings," Theoretical Economics, Econometric Society, vol. 17(1), January.
  • Handle: RePEc:the:publsh:4086
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    Keywords

    School choice; matching theory; matching with contracts;
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    JEL classification:

    • C78 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
    • D47 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Market Design
    • D63 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Equity, Justice, Inequality, and Other Normative Criteria and Measurement
    • I20 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - General

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