Dating, Marriage, and the Costs of Search

Send us Fan MailEpisode 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 [email protected] !You can follow Mike Munger on Twitter at @mungowitz