Median Stable Matching for College Admissions

نویسندگان

  • Bettina Klaus
  • Flip Klijn
چکیده

We give a simple and concise proof that so-called generalized median stable matchings are well-defined for college admissions problems. Furthermore, we discuss the fairness properties of median stable matchings and conclude with two illustrative examples of college admissions markets, the lattices of stable matchings, and the corresponding generalized median stable matchings. JEL classification: C78, D63.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Int. J. Game Theory

دوره 34  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2006