The multi-unit assignment problem: Theory and evidence from course allocation at Harvard

American Economic Review

Volumn 102, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2237-2271

  Budish, Eric ^a   Cantillon, Estelle ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SOLVAY BRUSSELS SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Belgium)

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EID: 84866393160     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.102.5.2237     Document Type: Article

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