Alternative Mechanisms For School Schoice - The Case of Malmö Stad

Abstract: This paper investigates the possible gains from implementing an alternative student assignment mechanism in Malmö stad. The analysis is based on the school choice literature and data from Malmö stad. The overall result tells us that the current system for assigning students in Malmö stad is associated with problems. A Gale-Shapley Student Optimal Mechanism customized for Malmö stad would be the appropriate alternative for solving these problems. This further implies that Malmö stad and similar Municipalities in Sweden ought to revise their current student assignment systems and consider an alternative mechanism.