Discussion Papers no. 875
Aggregate behavior in matching markets with flexible contracts and non-transferable representations of preferences
This paper modifies and extends the aggregate equilibrium models for matching markets developed earlier in the literature.
Agents in the matching market search for a match among potential partners, including agreements about a flexible contract, such as hours and wage combinations in the labor market. Under general utility representations that are non-transferable and assuming the matching is stable, we derive a probabilistic framework for the probability of realizing a particular match, including the choice of contract. We also show that the popular transferable utility model with transferable utilities can be viewed as a limiting case within our modelling framework. The framework is practical to apply for empirical analysis and is at the same time sufficiently general to accommodate essential features of matching markets with heterogeneous agents.
About the publication
- Title
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Aggregate behavior in matching markets with flexible contracts and non-transferable representations of preferences
- Author
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John K. Dagsvik and Zhiyang Jia
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Discussion Papers no. 875
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Statistisk sentralbyrå
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Discussion Papers
- ISBN (online)
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1892-753X
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Discussion papers comprise research papers intended for international journals and books. A preprint of a Discussion Paper may be longer and more elaborate than a standard journal article as it may include intermediate calculations, background material etc.
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