Efficiency and Stability in Large Matching Markets

Authors

Yeon-Koo Che
Olivier Tercieux

Document Type

Discussion Paper

Publication Date

7-1-2015

CFDP Number

2013

CFDP Pages

40

Abstract

We study efficient and stable mechanisms in matching markets when the number of agents is large and individuals’ preferences and priorities are drawn randomly. When agents’ preferences are uncorrelated, then both efficiency and stability can be achieved in an asymptotic sense via standard mechanisms such as deferred acceptance and top trading cycles. When agents’ preferences are correlated over objects, however, these mechanisms are either inefficient or unstable even in an asymptotic sense. We propose a variant of deferred acceptance that is asymptotically efficient, asymptotically stable and asymptotically incentive compatible. This new mechanism performs well in a counterfactual calibration based on New York City school choice data.

Comments

Supplement Materials, 42 pp

Recommended Citation

Che, Yeon-Koo and Tercieux, Olivier, "Efficiency and Stability in Large Matching Markets" (2015). Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers. 2450.
https://elischolar.library.yale.edu/cowles-discussion-paper-series/2450