"In his fluent and accessible book Mr. Roth vividly describes the successes of market design."
-- Economist.com? "In this fascinating often surprising book Alvin Roth guides us through the
jungles of modern life pointing to the many markets that are hidden in plain view all around
us." -- Dan Ariely author of Predictably Irrational and The (Honest) Truth About Dishonesty
Most of the study of economics deals with commodity markets where the price of a good connects
sellers and buyers. But what about other kinds of "goods " like a spot in the Yale freshman
class or a position at Google? If you've ever sought a job or hired someone applied to college
or guided your child into a good kindergarten asked someone out on a date or been asked out
you've participated in a kind of market. This is the territory of matching markets where
"sellers" and "buyers" must choose each other and price isn't the only factor determining who
gets what. In Who Gets What--and Why Nobel laureate Alvin E. Roth reveals the matching markets
hidden around us and shows us how to recognize a good match and make smarter more confident
decisions. "Mr. Roth's work has been to discover the most efficient and equitable methods of
matching and implement them in the world. He writes with verve and style . . . Who Gets
What--and Why is a pleasure to read." -- Wall Street Journal "A book filled with wit charm
common sense and uncommon wisdom." -- Paul Milgrom professor of economics Stanford
University and Stanford Business School
