Frictional matching: Evidence from law school admission

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2010
Volume: 108
Issue: 2
Pages: 208-211

Authors (2)

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Abstract

We measure friction as the number of unnecessary student applications and school admissions that have to be undertaken per actual matriculation. Friction increases with student and school attractiveness with a decrease at the top.

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repec:eee:ecolet:v:108:y:2010:i:2:p:208-211
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General
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2
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2026-01-25