A Survey of Some Recent Applications of Optimal Transport Methods to Econometrics

15 Pages Posted: 23 Dec 2016

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Alfred Galichon

NYU, Department of Economics and Courant Institute

Date Written: December 22, 2016

Abstract

This paper surveys recent applications of methods from the theory of optimal transport to econometric problems.

Keywords: optimal transport, matching, quantile methods, discrete choice, convex analysis

JEL Classification: C01, C02

Suggested Citation

Galichon, Alfred, A Survey of Some Recent Applications of Optimal Transport Methods to Econometrics (December 22, 2016). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2888834 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2888834

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