students prefer DCA whereas higher ability students prefer CCA. The main qualitative predictions of the theory are supported by …

of the theory are supported by a lab experiment designed to test the theory, yet we find a number of differences that …

theory are supported by a lab experiment designed to test the theory, yet we find a number of differences that render DCA …

structure of a matching. This paper argues that, under indifferences, also weak blockings should be considered when these … obtained. -- Pareto-optimal ; stable matching ; Pareto-stable matching ; simple matching ; Pareto-simple matching …

of steps. We use elementary tools of graph theory and a representation theorem obtained here. …

I provide a brief introduction to the early literatures on Matching, Auctions, and Market Design.The design of matching … markets and auctions has brought economic theory and practice together. Indeed, this is an area where microeconomic theory has … this, these are arenas where economic theory has directly shaped institutions ranging from the systems by which students …

We consider several notions of setwise stability for many-to-many matching markets with contracts and provide an …

We develop a method to measure the fairness of school matching mechanisms and apply it to the Boston mechanism used in … the Chinese college admissions system. Fairness is measured by mismatch, or the gap between the actual and fair matching …