Game theoretical approach for the distribution of children to day-care facilities
Basic data for this project
Type of project: Own resources project
Duration at the University of Münster: 01/06/2016 - 31/12/2025
Description
The distribution of children to day-care facilities is a complex matching problem. Many cities solve the problem with a decentralized approach, where each day-care facility has its own wait-list. This process is often time-consuming and not optimized in view of parents' preferences. We work in cooperation with the Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research in Mannheim on a market mechanism, which enables an automatic distribution, which considers the needs of both parents and day-care facilities.
Keywords: Game Theory; Market Mechanisms; Allocation Algorithms; Deffered Accaptance
Project management at the University of Münster
| Reischmann, Tobias |
Research associates from the University of Münster
| Kuchen, Herbert |
Project partners outside the University of Münster
- ZEW – Leibniz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW)Germany