Applications

For municipalities and government

Many public services are allocated not by price but through applications, priorities and waiting lists. Well-designed procedures ensure that available places are fully used, preferences are met as far as possible and decisions remain transparent.

Allocation in education

10+ municipalities since 2019

Childcare places

Coordinated allocation across all providers, including in Tübingen and Kaiserslautern.

under 3% instead of 15%

School places

Which procedures best meet preferences, and what early tracking does.

Sustainable market design

269 food banks connected

Food donations

Real-time allocation of surplus food to food bank outlets.

Waiting as a filter

Environmental subsidies

Subsidy programmes that better reach households that would not buy without support.

Initial conversation. Which places are allocated, under which rules, and where the problems lie.
Analysis. Evaluation of past allocation data and simulation of alternative rules.
Rule design. Priorities, quotas and special cases such as siblings, agreed with providers and within the legal framework.
Implementation and evaluation. Introduction, usually as a pilot first, with accompanying evaluation.

Research and evaluation take place at Pforzheim University and ZEW. Software for day-to-day operation is provided by MatchingTools GmbH.

An allocation procedure in your municipality?

I am happy to answer questions about allocation procedures in your municipality or region.

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