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		walterbell on Aug 7, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse” Are there marketplaces, in any industry, which take your approach to improving efficiency of matching?

ThrustVectoring on Aug 10, 2015 [–]

Sorry for the late reply, but yes, there are examples. The most famous is the matching market between new doctors and hospitals.

I highly recommend this book for more information on the topic: smile.amazon.com/Who-Gets-What-Why-Matchmaking/dp/0544291131

walterbell on Aug 20, 2015 | [–]

Thanks for the book rec.

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