Implementation of college admission rules (*)

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 1997
Volume: 9
Issue: 2
Pages: 197-218

Authors (2)

Tayfun Sönmez (Boston College) Tarik Kara (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We consider both Nash and strong Nash implementation of various matching rules for college admissions problems. We show that all such rules are supersolutions of the stable rule. Among these rules the "lower bound" stable rule is implementable in both senses. The "upper bound" Pareto and individually rational rule is strong Nash implementable yet it is not Nash implementable. Two corollaries of interest are the stable rule is the minimal (Nash or strong Nash) implementable solution that is Pareto optimal and individually rational, and the stable rule is the minimal (Nash or strong Nash) implementable extension of any of its subsolutions.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:9:y:1997:i:2:p:197-218
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29