Toward understanding assortative matching, this is a self-contained introduction to research
on search and matching. We first explore the nontransferable and perfectly transferable …

This book focuses on the modeling of the transitions in and out of unemployment, given the
stochastic processes that break up jobs and lead to the formation of new jobs, and on the …

In Becker's (1973) neoclassical marriage market model, matching is positively assortaive if
types are complements: ie, match output f (x, y) is supermodular in x and y. We reprise this …

We study dating behavior using data from a Speed Dating experiment where we generate
random matching of subjects and create random variation in the number of potential …

We design a simple model of a developed country buyer's search for a less developed
country supplier and the subsequent relationship between the two parties. Matched firms …

We present sufficient conditions for monotone matching in environments where utility is not
fully transferable between partners. These conditions involve not only complementarity in …

Of course, marriage and employment are different. Nevertheless, a worker looking for a job,
a Ærm looking for worker, or a single person looking for a marriage partner face similar …

We investigate the role of search frictions in markets with price competition and how it leads
to sorting of heterogeneous agents. There are two aspects of value creation: the match value …

This paper studies premarital parental investments in children's wealth, where spousal
wealth is a public good in marriage. By investing in their children's wealth, parents increase …

The growing popularity of online dating websites is altering one of the most fundamental
human activities: finding a date or a marriage partner. Online dating platforms offer new …