Motivated by online labor markets, we consider the online assortment optimization problem
faced by a two-sided matching platform that hosts a set of suppliers waiting to match with a …

Jobseekers face multiple barriers with potentially different implications for the level of search
and returns to increasing search. An experiment on a job search platform in Pakistan shows …

This paper explores the relationship between market accessibility and various participants'
welfare in an intermediated directed-search market. For a general class of meeting …

This paper studies a directed search equilibrium in a platform setting with homo-geneous
buyers and sellers. We show that a meeting technology, typically controlled by …

Job search and matching platforms are becoming increasingly common but there is limited
evidence about the returns to using them. We randomize whether users of a platform in …

• Despite the growth of job search platforms in developing countries, application rates on the
platforms remain quite low suggesting that there might be additional barriers to search.• We …