Test-Optional Admissions
研究了美国大学采用可选考试录取政策的原因，认为这是对社会压力的回应，通过隐藏标准化考试成绩来减少与社会的分歧成本，并分析了缺失分数的推断及其对大学、学生和社会的影响。
Many US colleges now use test-optional admissions. A frequent claim is that by not seeing standardized test scores, a college can admit a student body it prefers, say, with more diversity. But how can observing less information improve decisions? This paper proposes that test-optional policies are a response to social pressure on admission decisions. We model a college that bears disutility when it makes admission decisions that “society” dislikes. Going test optional allows the college to reduce its “disagreement cost.” We analyze how missing scores are imputed and the consequences for the college, students, and society.