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Wealth Dynamics Over Generations: Analysis and Interventions
Krishna Acharya, Eshwar Ram Arunachaleswaran, Sampath Kannan +2
We present a stylized model with feedback loops for the evolution of a population's wealth over generations. Individuals have both talent and wealth: talent is a random variable di…
Best vs. All: Equity and Accuracy of Standardized Test Score Reporting
Sampath Kannan, Mingzi Niu, Aaron Roth +1
We study a game theoretic model of standardized testing for college admissions. Students are of two types; High and Low. There is a college that would like to admit the High type s…
Pipeline Interventions
Eshwar Ram Arunachaleswaran, Sampath Kannan, Aaron Roth +1
We introduce the \emph{pipeline intervention} problem, defined by a layered directed acyclic graph and a set of stochastic matrices governing transitions between successive layers.…
Downstream Effects of Affirmative Action
Sampath Kannan, Aaron Roth, Juba Ziani
We study a two-stage model, in which students are 1) admitted to college on the basis of an entrance exam which is a noisy signal about their qualifications (type), and then 2) tho…
Fairness Incentives for Myopic Agents
Sampath Kannan, Michael Kearns, Jamie Morgenstern +4
We consider settings in which we wish to incentivize myopic agents (such as Airbnb landlords, who may emphasize short-term profits and property safety) to treat arriving clients fa…