Deduction Dilemmas: The Taiwan Assignment Mechanism
25 Pages Posted: 17 Sep 2018 Last revised: 18 May 2023
Date Written: September 2018
Abstract
This paper analyzes the properties of the Taiwan mechanism, used for high school placement nationwide starting in 2014. In the Taiwan mechanism, points are deducted from an applicant's score with larger penalties for lower ranked choices. Deduction makes the mechanism a new hybrid between the well-known Boston and deferred acceptance mechanisms. Our analysis sheds light on why Taiwan's new mechanism has led to massive nationwide demonstrations and why it nonetheless still remains in use.
Suggested Citation: Suggested Citation
Dur, Umut and Pathak, Parag A. and Song, Fei and Sönmez, Tayfun, Deduction Dilemmas: The Taiwan Assignment Mechanism (September 2018). NBER Working Paper No. w25024, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3250541
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