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Dating, Marriage, and the Costs of Search

Dating, Marriage, and the Costs of Search

FromThe Answer Is Transaction Costs


Dating, Marriage, and the Costs of Search

FromThe Answer Is Transaction Costs

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Length:
22 minutes
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Episode 6 takes up the question of "matching," and the transaction costs of dating and marriage.  Some resources:  Ashley Madison:  "Is It Real?"Garrison Keillor, "We are Still Married"Michael Munger, on "Calculation" and socialist economics, at AIER Michael Munger and Russ Roberts, on "Econtalk: WIld Problems"  Tyler Cowen and Russ Roberts, on "Making Your Own Economy"Intellectual Property and the Problem of the Anti-CommonsBackground on search cost and optimal stopping:Secretary Problem ISecretary Problem IIIf you have questions or comments, or want to suggest a future topic, email the show at taitc.email@gmail.com ! You can follow Mike Munger on Twitter at @mungowitz
Released:
Jun 13, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (25)

In which the Knower of Important Things shows how transaction costs explain literally everything. Plus TWEJ, homework, and answers to questions.If YOU have questions, submit them to our email at taitc.email@gmail.com And check out the Facebook page, to leave comments and answer comments from other listeners:  https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100092342062186