Matching with real-life constraints

Ortega Sandoval, Josue Alberto (2017) Matching with real-life constraints. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

This thesis consists of four chapters. The first chapter explains the relevance of the research that has been undertaken and it contains an overview of this research for a general audience. The second chapter studies a multi-unit assignment with endogenous quotas in a dichotomous preference domain. The main conclusion I obtain is that pseudo-market mechanisms perform poorly in this type of environment.

The third and fourth chapters use matching theory to understand segregation in matching environments ranging from integrating kidney exchanges platforms to the increase in interracial marriages after the popularization of online dating platforms. In both Chapters, using different formulations, I show under which conditions social integration can be obtained.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Keywords: matching, real-life constraints, interracial marriage, social networks, random graphs, integration monotonicity, edge monotonicity.
• Subjects: H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory
• Colleges/Schools: College of Social Sciences > Adam Smith Business School > Economics
• Supervisor's Name: Moulin, Professor Herve and Bogomolnaia, Professor Anna
• Date of Award: 2017
• Depositing User: Mr Josue Alberto Ortega Sandoval
• Unique ID: glathesis:2017-8492
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 01 Nov 2017 09:52
• Last Modified: 08 Nov 2017 09:16
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/8492