Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/92729 
Year of Publication: 
2008
Series/Report no.: 
ISER Discussion Paper No. 707
Publisher: 
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER), Osaka
Abstract: 
We analyze two well-known matching mechanisms-the Gale-Shapley, and the Top Trading Cycles (TTC) mechanisms-in the experimental lab in three different informational settings, and study the role of information in individual decision making. Our results suggest that-in line with the theory-in the college admissions model the Gale-Shapley mechanism outperforms the TTC mechanisms in terms of efficiency and stability, and it is as successful as the TTC mechanism regarding the proportion of truthful preference revelation. In addition, we find that information has an important effect on truthful behavior and stability. Nevertheless, regarding efficiency, the Gale-Shapley mechanism is less sensitive to the amount of information participants hold.
Subjects: 
experiments
information
matching
JEL: 
C78
C91
D82
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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