's matching model of unemployment. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt that has been made to implement and … systematically compare these solutions in search-matching economies. Our results are twofold. First from the theoretical …/methodological viewpoint, we extend a somewhat flexible search-matching economy to alternative bargaining solutions. In particular, we prove …

We investigate the matching algorithm used by the German central clearinghouse for university admissions (ZVS) in … criteria applied for admission they all make use of priority matching. In priority matching schemes, it is not a dominant … applicants, we are able to detect some amount of strategic behaviour which can lead to inefficient matching. Alternative ways to …

performance. Our results are consistent with a simple investment-cum-matching model: pairing the worst performing individuals with … the best yields 20% lower first stage effort than random matching. Pairing the best with the best, however, yields 5 …% higher first stage effort than random matching. In line with the theory the latter result is more pronounced when the task …

We investigate the role of marital patterns in explaining rising income inequality using a structural marriage matching …

We analyze the effects of taxation in two-sided matching markets where agents have heterogeneous preferences over … potential partners. Our model provides a continuous link between models of matching with and without transfers. Taxes generate …