Ethical approval: This report includes a post hoc analysis of de-identified survey data
collected for quality assurance/quality improvement purposes, which the University of …

Marketplaces are often small parts of large markets, and both markets and marketplaces
come in many varieties. Market design seeks to understand what marketplaces must …

We begin this chapter on the digitization of the market for contract labor with three
observations. First, this market is growing rapidly in terms of the number and variety of …

This paper provides evidence that scores on simple, low-stakes tests are associated with
future economic success because the scores also reflect test takers' personality traits …

Market design seeks to translate economic theory and analysis into practical solutions to
real-world problems. By redesigning both the rules that guide market transactions and the …

We examine how signals of a candidate's capability affect perceptions of that person's
commitment to an employer. In four experimental studies that use hiring managers as …

We study decentralized college admissions with uncertain student preferences. Colleges
strategically admit students likely to be overlooked by competitors. Highly ranked students …

We interview each other about how game theory and mechanism design evolved into
practical market design. When we learned game theory, games were modeled either in …

Academia, and economics in particular, faces increased scrutiny because of gender
imbalance. This paper studies the job market for entry-level faculty positions. We employ …

Many labor markets share three stylized facts: employers cannot give full attention to all
candidates, candidates are ready to provide information about their preferences for …