Independent Random Matching

Konrad Podczeck and Daniela Puzzello

MPRA Paper from University Library of Munich, Germany

Abstract: Random matching models with a continuum population are widely used in economics to study environments where agents interact in small coalitions. This paper provides foundations to such models. In particular, the paper establishes an existence result for random matchings that are universal in the sense that certain desirable properties are satisfied for any assignment of types to agents. The result applies to infinitely many types of agents, thus covering random matching models which are currently used in the literature without a foundation. Furthermore, the paper provides conditions guaranteeing uniqueness of random matching.

Keywords: Random matching; Involution; Independence; Continuum population; Fubini extension (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C00 C02 C73 C78 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-10, Revised 2010-09
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