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De Groote, Olivier
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5367-0014 and Rho, Minyoung
(2026)
Matching disadvantaged children to day care: Evidence from a centralized platform.
TSE Working Paper, n. 24-1600, Toulouse
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Abstract
We use data from a platform that centralizes day care matching and estimate
parents’ preferences and nursery priorities from rank-ordered lists and acceptance decisions. Our novel estimation approach, inspired by dynamic discrete choice models, accounts for strategic behavior. We then evaluate centralized matching policies, comparing mechanisms and assessing the effects of subsidies, increased capacity, and affirmative action. We find that affirmative action is key to increasing participation of disadvantaged children, though it can raise segregation due to strong differences in preferences.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Working Paper) |
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| Language: | English |
| Date: | 25 February 2026 |
| Place of Publication: | Toulouse |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | day care, affirmative action, segregation, centralized matching markets, CCP estimation |
| JEL Classification: | C61 - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis D82 - Asymmetric and Private Information |
| Subjects: | B- ECONOMIE ET FINANCE |
| Divisions: | TSE-R (Toulouse) |
| Institution: | Université Toulouse Capitole |
| Site: | UT1 |
| Date Deposited: | 06 Dec 2024 08:45 |
| Last Modified: | 27 Feb 2026 09:19 |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:tse-fr.eu:129960 |
| URI: | https://publications.ut-capitole.fr/id/eprint/49915 |
