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Atila Abdulkadiroglu

Duke University - Department of Economics

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Resolving Conflicting Preferences in School Choice: The 'Boston' Mechanism Reconsidered

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Resolving Conflicting Preferences in School Choice: The 'Boston' Mechanism Reconsidered

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 30 Aug 2009
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Yeon-Koo Che and Yosuke Yasuda
Duke University - Department of Economics, Columbia University and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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the Boston mechanism, Gale-Shapley's deferred acceptance algorithm, conflicts of preferences, cardinal preferences, ex ante Pareto efficiency

Resolving Conflicting Preferences in School Choice: The 'Boston' Mechanism Reconsidered

Number of pages: 20 Posted: 30 Aug 2009
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Yeon-Koo Che and Yosuke Yasuda
Duke University - Department of Economics, Columbia University and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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the Boston mechanism, Gale-Shapley's deferred acceptance algorithm, conflicts of preferences, cardinal preferences, ex ante Pareto efficiency

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Expanding 'Choice' in School Choice

Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (ERID) Research Paper No. 20
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 29 Nov 2008 Last Revised: 13 Apr 2009
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Yeon-Koo Che and Yosuke Yasuda
Duke University - Department of Economics, Columbia University and National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
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Gale-Shapley's deferred acceptance algorithm, choice-augmented deferred acceptance, tie breaking, ex ante Pareto efficiency

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Breaking Ties: Regression Discontinuity Design Meets Market Design

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Breaking Ties: Regression Discontinuity Design Meets Market Design

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 2170
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 07 Mar 2019
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Yusuke Narita and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Causal Inference, Natural Experiment, Local Propensity Score, Instrumental Variables, Unified Enrollment, School Report Card, School Value Added

Breaking Ties: Regression Discontinuity Design Meets Market Design

IZA Discussion Paper No. 12205
Number of pages: 62 Posted: 21 May 2019 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Yusuke Narita and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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school report card, unified enrollment, instrumental variables, local propensity score, natural experiment, causal inference, school value added

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Research Design Meets Market Design: Using Centralized Assignment for Impact Evaluation

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Research Design Meets Market Design: Using Centralized Assignment for Impact Evaluation

Cowles Foundation Discussion Paper No. 2080
Number of pages: 78 Posted: 07 Mar 2017
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Yusuke Narita and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Matching Market Design, Natural Experiment, Program Evaluation, Random Assignment, Quasi-Experimental Research Design, School Effectiveness, Charter Schools

Research Design Meets Market Design: Using Centralized Assignment for Impact Evaluation

IZA Discussion Paper No. 10429
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 27 Dec 2016 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Yusuke Narita and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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policy evaluation, instrumental variables, experimental design, treatment effects

Research Design Meets Market Design: Using Centralized Assignment for Impact Evaluation

NBER Working Paper No. w21705
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 09 Nov 2015 Last Revised: 23 Apr 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Yusuke Narita and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Efficient and Envy Minimal Matching

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 06 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 04 Jan 2021
Atila Abdulkadiroglu and Aram Grigoryan
Duke University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego
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priority-based matching, justified-envy minimality, computational complexity, hierarchical exchanges, sequential dictatorship

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Priority-based Assignment with Reserves and Quotas

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Priority-based Assignment with Reserves and Quotas

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2022
Aram Grigoryan and Atila Abdulkadiroglu
University of California, San Diego and Duke University - Department of Economics
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priority violations, diversity, reserves, quotas

Priority-based Assignment with Reserves and Quotas

NBER Working Paper No. w28689
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Apr 2021 Last Revised: 22 May 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu and Aram Grigoryan
Duke University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego
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The Elite Illusion: Achievement Effects at Boston and New York Exam Schools

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The Elite Illusion: Achievement Effects at Boston and New York Exam Schools

IZA Discussion Paper No. 6790
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 06 Oct 2012 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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school quality, peer effects, human capital

The Elite Illusion: Achievement Effects at Boston and New York Exam Schools

NBER Working Paper No. w17264
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 28 Jul 2011 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Market Design for Distributional Objectives in Allocation Problems: An Axiomatic Approach

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 13 Jun 2025 Last Revised: 17 Nov 2025
Atila Abdulkadiroglu and Aram Grigoryan
Duke University - Department of Economics and University of California, San Diego
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Accountability and Flexibility in Public Schools: Evidence from Boston's Charters and Pilots

NBER Working Paper No. w15549
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 08 Dec 2009 Last Revised: 28 Jun 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Susan M. Dynarski, Susan M. Dynarski, Thomas J. Kane and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)University of Michigan at Ann Arbor - Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) - School of Public Policy & Social Research and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Changing the Boston School Choice Mechanism

NBER Working Paper No. w11965
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 13 Apr 2006 Last Revised: 13 Mar 2022
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak, Alvin E. Roth, Alvin E. Roth and Tayfun Sonmez
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Dept. of Economics, Stanford University and Boston College
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Room Assignment-Rent Division: A Market Approach

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 16 Mar 2002
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Tayfun Sonmez and M. Utku Ünver
Duke University - Department of Economics, Boston College and Boston College - Department of Economics
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Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston

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Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston

IZA Discussion Paper No. 8985
Number of pages: 69 Posted: 27 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 18 Nov 2021
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Peter Hull and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Research New England and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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education production, education reform, instrumental variables, compliers

Charters Without Lotteries: Testing Takeovers in New Orleans and Boston

NBER Working Paper No. w20792
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 29 Dec 2014 Last Revised: 25 Apr 2026
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Peter Hull, Peter Hull and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of Chicago - Becker Friedman Institute for Economics, Microsoft Corporation - Microsoft Research New England and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Free to Choose: Can School Choice Reduce Student Achievement?

NBER Working Paper No. w21839
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 04 Jan 2016 Last Revised: 05 Mar 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak and Christopher Walters
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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School Choice

NBER Working Paper No. w29822
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 07 Mar 2022 Last Revised: 26 Jun 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu and Tommy Andersson
Duke University - Department of Economics and Lund University
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Unemployment Insurance and the Role of Self-Insurance

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 13 Sep 2010
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Burhanettin Kuruscu and Aysegul Sahin
Duke University - Department of Economics, University of Toronto - Department of Economics and Federal Reserve Bank of New York
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Do Parents Value School Effectiveness?

NBER Working Paper No. w23912
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 09 Oct 2017 Last Revised: 04 May 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak, Jonathan Schellenberg and Christopher Walters
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics and University of California, Berkeley - Department of Economics
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Small High Schools and Student Achievement: Lottery-Based Evidence from New York City

NBER Working Paper No. w19576
Number of pages: 86 Posted: 25 Oct 2013 Last Revised: 29 Jun 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Weiwei Hu and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, State University of New York (SUNY) - Department of Political Science and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Strategy-Proofness Versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the New York City High School Match

NBER Working Paper No. w14864
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 20 Apr 2009 Last Revised: 14 Aug 2022
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak, Alvin E. Roth and Alvin E. Roth
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Dept. of Economics, Stanford University
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Minimizing Justified Envy in School Choice: The Design of New Orleans' Oneapp

NBER Working Paper No. w23265
Number of pages: 42 Posted: 27 Mar 2017 Last Revised: 26 Jan 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Yeon-Koo Che, Parag A. Pathak, Alvin E. Roth, Alvin E. Roth and Olivier Tercieux
Duke University - Department of Economics, Columbia University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Dept. of Economics, Stanford University and Paris-Jourdan Sciences Economiques (PSE)
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Impact Evaluation in Matching Markets with General Tie-Breaking

NBER Working Paper No. w24172
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 09 Jan 2018 Last Revised: 20 Jul 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Joshua D. Angrist, Yusuke Narita and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics, Yale University - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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School Assignment by Match Quality

NBER Working Paper No. w28512
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 01 Mar 2021 Last Revised: 29 May 2022
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Umut Dur and Aram Grigoryan
Duke University - Department of Economics, North Carolina State University and University of California, San Diego
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The Welfare Effects of Coordinated Assignment: Evidence from the NYC HS Match

NBER Working Paper No. w21046
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 30 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 05 Jul 2023
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Nikhil Agarwal and Parag A. Pathak
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics
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Who Gets What in Education: Can School Matching Improve Student Achievement?

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Who Gets What in Education: Can School Matching Improve Student Achievement?

University of Chicago, Becker Friedman Institute for Economics Working Paper No. 2026-38
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 24 Mar 2026
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak and Christopher Walters
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago
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Who Gets What in Education: Can School Matching Improve Student Achievement?

NBER Working Paper No. w34936
Number of pages: 72 Posted: 10 Mar 2026
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak and Christopher Walters
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and University of Chicago
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Strategyproofness Versus Efficiency in Matching with Indifferences: Redesigning the NYC High School Match

Harvard PON Working Paper No. 959938
Posted: 30 Jan 2007
Atila Abdulkadiroglu, Parag A. Pathak, Alvin E. Roth and Alvin E. Roth
Duke University - Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) - Department of Economics and National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER)Dept. of Economics, Stanford University

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