School choice: Impossibilities for affirmative action
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Keywords
Matching; Stability; School choice; Affirmative action; Deferred acceptance; Top trading cycles;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
- D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
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