When universities award scholarships, a large portion of the budget is taken up by administrative costs, reducing the amount that students actually receive. Economists Mohamed Belhaj, Frédéric Deroïan and Shahir Safi, demonstrate that where there are good working synergies between students, targeting a strategic sub-group of students rather than distributing funding evenly can optimise efficiency and reduced administrative costs.
December 18th 2024
Reference
Belhaj M., Frédéric D., Shahir S., 2023, « Targeting in Networks under Costly Agreements. » Games and Economic Behavior 140 (July): 154–72.
