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I study intermediation in networked markets using a stochastic model of multilateral bargaining in which traders compete on different routes through the network. I characterize stationary equilibrium payoffs as the fixed point of a set of intuitive value function equations and study efficiency...
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In a school choice problem each school has a priority ordering over students. These priority orderings depend on criteria such as whether a student lives within walking distance or has a sibling already at the school. We argue that by including just the priority orderings in the problem, and not...
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recommend policy. We develop a model of social network formation through sexual matching, provide an empirical approach derived …
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elicitation task. This paper puts forward a new test of the internal consistency of choice and matching tasks, based on “internal … tasks than within matching tasks. …
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Difference-in-differences with matching is a popular method to measure the impact of an intervention in health as well … simple matching method is proposed to measure impact of an intervention using two-period panel data after the intervention. …
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The impact of the USA's agoa preferences on SSA countries is studied using a matching approach. The results indicate …
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of human capital available to hiring companies, which drives the efficiency of matching between workers and firms and …
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We study the problem of marriage formation and marital distribution in a two-period model of matching, extending the … matching with bargaining framework of Crawford and Rochford (1986). We run simulations to find the effects of alimony rate …
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We use a Chinese firm-director level panel dataset to examine the matching of heterogeneous firms and politicians … positive assortative matching in the political markets. More productive firms recruit more powerful politicians. Further, the … decreases in the efficiency of local governments. Conditional on the endogenous matching, new hires with greater political …
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optimal for the seller to do away with any matching considerations and allocate the contract on the basis of price alone. If … matching is sufficiently important to the seller, the optimal mechanism may be implemented without commitment. However, if … matching is not sufficiently important, the seller suffers a loss when he is unable to commit. The magnitude of this loss …
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