The redesign of the matching market for american physicians: Some engineering aspects of economic design

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 748-780

  Roth, Alvin E ^a   Peranson, Elliott ^b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b National Matching Services Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ECONOMICS; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; MEDICAL EDUCATION; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHYSICIAN; UNITED STATES;

ALGORITHMS; EDUCATION, MEDICAL; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; PHYSICIANS; RESEARCH DESIGN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0001603413     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.4.748     Document Type: Article

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