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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…
Differentially Private Call Auctions and Market Impact
Emily Diana, Hadi Elzayn, Michael Kearns +3
We propose and analyze differentially private (DP) mechanisms for call auctions as an alternative to the complex and ad-hoc privacy efforts that are common in modern electronic mar…
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.…
Optimal, Truthful, and Private Securities Lending
Emily Diana, Michael Kearns, Seth Neel +1
We consider a fundamental dynamic allocation problem motivated by the problem of in financial markets, the mechanism underlying the short selling of s…
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…