3 papers
econ.TH2026
Certifying Priority in Evidence-Based Allocation
Charles Po-Cheng Huang, Gunhaeng Lee
Many allocation rules give priority to applicants satisfying favored conditions, including disability, homelessness, and veteran status. Because these conditions are not directly o…
econ.TH2026
College Admissions with Scholarship
Charles Po-Cheng Huang
Merit-based scholarships are widely used to attract high-achieving students, but do they guarantee an improvement in the merit of a university's student pool? We study this questio…
econ.TH2026
Screening Workers with Affirmative Action
Charles Po-Cheng Huang
This paper examines the optimal contracts in a two-dimensional screening model where one dimension (group identity) is verifiable by agents but not falsifiable. A principal offers…