an infinite-horizon economy with matching frictions. I characterize first the efficient assignment and then the …

The paper surveys the Choo Siow (CS) marriage matching model and its extensions. CS derives a behavioral marriage … matching function. The collective model of intra-household allocations can be integrated into this framework. Spousal labor … to a dynamic marriage matching environment. Empirically, this paper shows how the famine caused by the great leap forward …

This paper presents a tractable framework for studying frictionless matching in school, work, and marriage when …, but incomplete specialization in marriage. It also captures well-known matching patterns in each of these sectors …

This paper shows that the Mortensen-Pissarides search and matching model can be successfully parameterized to generate …

In frictional matching markets, buyers incur discrete inspection costs when assessing the suitability of goods on offer …

marital matching and family size decisions are examined. A simple General Equilibrium model demonstrates how constraints on … marital output on the quantity of children dimension raises the marginal benefit of increased positive assortative matching … prediction of intensified positive assortative matching was examined using Distributional Overlap and Stochastic Dominance Tests …

In a static frictionless transferable utilities bilateral matching market with systematic and idiosyncratic payoffs …, supermodularity of the match output function implies a strong form of positive assortative matching: The equilibrium matching … are not informative on whether a bilateral matching market equilibrates with or without transfers. Using white married …