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Előadó: Ran Shorrer
Cím: Hedging in the College Application Problem
Absztrakt: An applicant applies to a portfolio of colleges while being uncertain about her prospects. Admissions decisions are correlated insofar as rejection from one college makes her pessimistic about her odds at other colleges. We develop a simultaneous search framework that accounts for this correlation. An applicant hedges by applying to a broad range of colleges, including safety schools. Those who have more confidence or better outside options apply to higher-ranked schools. If application costs decrease, the applicant broadens her optimal portfolio. We find an algorithm that yields the optimal solution in polynomial time.
