Pathak, Parag A., and Peng Shi. (2013).

This report evaluates alternative school choice options for Boston Public Schools (BPS) using demand analysis based on historical data on families’ choices under the Boston student assignment plan. Using demand estimates, we evaluate the proposed alternative assignment plans by simulating how families would choose schools in these plans and how this interacts with the assignment algorithm. Our approach is to examine what would have happened in Round 1 of 2012-2013 had a new assignment plan been implemented in that year.