Who Gets What--and why - The New Economics of Matchmaking and Market Design

Alvin E. Roth

Key Insights from the Book

  • Markets are everywhere: The book establishes that markets are not just about buying and selling goods or services. They are omnipresent, encompassing various aspects of life, such as college admissions, organ donations, and online dating.
  • Importance of matching: The book emphasizes that all markets involve matching, which is a process of pairing two parties based on mutual preferences.
  • Effective market design: The book elaborates on the concept of market design and how it can make markets work more effectively and efficiently.
  • Inefficiency of unruly markets: The book demonstrates how markets without proper rules or...

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