Download This PaperThe Effect of Meeting Rates on Matching Outcomes
13 Pages Posted: 12 May 2017
Date Written: April 30, 2017
Abstract
We extend the classic matching model of Choo and Siow (2006) to allow for the possibility that rate at which potential partners meet affects their probability of matching. We investigate the implications on estimated match surplus and supermodularity.
Keywords: Matching, Marriage, Matching Theory
JEL Classification: C78, J12
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Jaffe, Sonia and Weber, Simon, The Effect of Meeting Rates on Matching Outcomes (April 30, 2017). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2966930 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2966930
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