Economics Working Papers
Publication Date
4-13-2021
Number
21002
Abstract
Reserve systems have been designed and implemented for numerous real-world resource allocation problems. Often, de-reservation policies accompany reserve systems to prevent waste in instances of low demand for exclusive reserve categories. De-reservation policies must be executed carefully so that allocation mechanisms have desired properties. We evaluate the de-reservation policy that has been implemented in admissions to technical universities in India and reveal its shortcomings. We introduce two families of choice procedures—backward and forward transfers choice rules—and deferred acceptance mechanisms with respect to these choice rules to retrieve these shortcomings. We introduce a framework to compare choice rules on the basis of merit and show that forward transfers choice rules select more meritorious sets than backward transfers choice rules.
JEL Classification
C78, D47, D63
Version History
Original Release Date: March 10, 2021
Revision: April 13, 2021
Departments
Department of Economics, Iowa State University
File Format
application/pdf
Length
43 pages
Recommended Citation
Aygün, Orhan and Turhan, Bertan, "How to De-reserve Reserves" (2021). Economics Working Papers: Department of Economics, Iowa State University. 21002.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/econ_workingpapers/124
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