Lars Ehlers, Université de Montréal

Research

mechanism design matching theory game theory market design

Latest funding

Public School Choice and Refugee Assignment: (Dynamic) Minimal Instability for Non-Unit Capacities and for Lotteries and Weak Priorities
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$14,250
Public School Choice and Refugee Assignment: (Dynamic) Minimal Instability for Non-Unit Capacities and for Lotteries and Weak Priorities
SSHRC · 2023 · Principal investigator
$28,566
Maximizing the number of matches in market design: public housing, refugees and school choice
SSHRC · 2017 · Principal investigator
$119,430

All 7 grants and awards

Public School Choice and Refugee Assignment: (Dynamic) Minimal Instability for Non-Unit Capacities and for Lotteries and Weak Priorities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: mechanism design; market design; matching theory; game theory

$14,250

Public School Choice and Refugee Assignment: (Dynamic) Minimal Instability for Non-Unit Capacities and for Lotteries and Weak Priorities

Principal investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: mechanism design; market design; matching theory; game theory

$28,566

Maximizing the number of matches in market design: public housing, refugees and school choice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2017Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: mechanism design; matching theory; game theory

$119,430

Flexible school choice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2012Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: mechanism design; matching theory; game theory

$152,500

Breaking ties in school choice: walk zones versus specialized schools

Principal investigatorSSHRC2009Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: mechanism design; matching theory; game theory

$64,000

Fair assignment in controlled school choice programs

Principal investigatorSSHRC2006Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: implementation; mechanism design; matching theory; game theory; social choice

$76,201

Respecting priorities when assigning students in school choice and university choice

Principal investigatorSSHRC2003Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Ehlers, Lars

Keywords: students; schools; priorities; fairness; non-manipulability; truthful revelation; efficiency

$67,791

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: mechanism design Dear Professor Ehlers, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on mechanism design connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Public School Choice and Refugee Assignment: (Dynamic) Minimal Instability for Non-Unit Capacities and for Lotteries and Weak Priorities" (2023), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]