Matching, voting and cooperation

Laura Kasper

    Research output: ThesisDoctoral ThesisExternal prepared

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    Abstract

    In our daily life, we are often confronted with problems of matching, voting and cooperation: students have to be matched to schools, and organ transplants need to be matched to patients; presidents are elected, and laws are voted on; and at work, projects are undertaken in groups. This thesis answers the following questions: What impact does a more complex preference structure have on known results in matching theory? How should a voting mechanism look like such that voting is always beneficial? How should people behave if they have to cooperate repeatedly over time?
    Original languageEnglish
    Awarding Institution
    • Maastricht University
    Supervisors/Advisors
    • Peters, Hans, Supervisor
    • Dimitrov, D., Supervisor, External person
    • Vermeulen, Andries, Supervisor
    • Karos, Dominik, Co-Supervisor
    Award date21 Feb 2019
    Place of PublicationMaastricht
    Publisher
    Print ISBNs9789463802451
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2019

    Keywords

    • matching theory
    • voting mechanism optimization
    • continuous workplace cooperation

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