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Class number:
3436
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Title: Matching Markets |
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Department: Formal Organizations |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 |
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End date: Wednesday, December 23, 2026 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: W: 1:30PM-4:10PM, 71VS - SEM |
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Instructor(s): Stringham, Edward |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Social Sciences Requirement |
Course Description:
An introduction to qualitative analysis of matching in society. Matches are pairings, exchanges, and allocations where a person must choose a match, and also be chosen. Matching is a crucial part of life. We will examine the roles of formal organizations, markets, social norms, and signaling behaviors in matching. We will study a wide array of examples: assortative mating (dating and marriage), jobs, college admissions, adoption, visas, kidney exchanges, medical residencies, judicial clerkships, college bowl games, dormitory room allocation, and software matching (Uber, Airbnb). |