Data and Code for: Correlation Neglect in Student-to-School Matching

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Alex Rees-Jones, University of Pennsylvania; Ran Shorrer, Pennsylvania State University; Chloe Tergiman, Pennsylvania State University

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Project Citation: 

Rees-Jones, Alex, Shorrer, Ran, and Tergiman, Chloe. Data and Code for: Correlation Neglect in Student-to-School Matching. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-07-10. https://doi.org/10.3886/E192088V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Data and Code to accompany the paper "Correlation Neglect in Student-to-School Matching."

Abstract: We present results from three experiments containing incentivized school-choice scenarios. In these scenarios, we vary whether schools' assessments of students are based on a common priority (inducing correlation in admissions decisions) or are based on independent assessments (eliminating correlation in admissions decisions). The quality of students' application strategies declines in the presence of correlated admissions: application strategies become substantially more aggressive and fail to include attractive ``safety'' options. We provide a battery of tests suggesting that this phenomenon is at least partially driven by correlation neglect, and we discuss implications for the design and deployment of student-to-school matching mechanisms.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Wharton Behavioral Lab (N/A); United States-Israel Binational Science Foundation (2016015)

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Matching; correlation neglect; Lab experiment
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      C91 Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual
      D01 Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2019 – 2022
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 1/2019 – 2/2019; 12/2021 – 12/2021; 8/2022 – 8/2022
Universe:  View help for Universe Experiment 1 was run among students at the Penn. State LEMA lab. 

Expeirments 2 and 3 were run among adult participants on Prolific. 
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) experimental data

Methodology

Response Rate:  View help for Response Rate Not applicable. 
Sampling:  View help for Sampling Our experimental populations consist of individuals within either the LEMA lab subject pool or the Prolific subject pool who voluntarily responded to our postings. 
Data Source:  View help for Data Source Responses to experiments that we build on the Qualtrics platform. 
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) on-site questionnaire; web-based survey
Scales:  View help for Scales n/a
Weights:  View help for Weights No weights used. 
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation individuals
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit n/a

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