Matching with Externalities

S-Tier
Journal: Review of Economic Studies
Year: 2023
Volume: 90
Issue: 2
Pages: 948-974

Score contribution per author:

4.022 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 4.0x S-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We incorporate externalities into the stable matching theory of two-sided markets. Extending the classical substitutes condition to markets with externalities, we establish that stable matchings exist when agent choices satisfy substitutability. We show that substitutability is a necessary condition for the existence of a stable matching in a maximal-domain sense and provide a characterization of substitutable choice functions. In addition, we extend the standard insights of matching theory, like the existence of side-optimal stable matchings and the deferred acceptance algorithm, to settings with externalities even though the standard fixed-point techniques do not apply.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:oup:restud:v:90:y:2023:i:2:p:948-974.
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-29