Gale–Shapley algorithm
In mathematics, economics, and computer science, the Gale–Shapley algorithm (also known as the deferred acceptance algorithm or propose-and-reject algorithm) is an algorithm for finding a solution to
Rural hospitals theorem
The rural hospitals theorem (RHT) is a fundamental theorem in the theory of stable matching.It considers the problem of matching doctors to hospitals for residency, where each doctor is matched to a s
National Resident Matching Program
The National Resident Matching Program (NRMP), also called The Match, is a United States-based private non-profit non-governmental organization created in 1952 to place U.S. medical school students in
National Matching Service
National Matching Services (NMS) specializes in the development and administration of Matching Programs. NMS was founded in 1985, after developing sophisticated matching algorithms and software for th
No-justified-envy matching
In economics and social choice theory, a no-justified-envy matching is a matching in a two-sided market, in which no agent prefers the assignment of another agent and is simultaneously preferred by th
Envy-free matching
In economics and social choice theory, an envy-free matching (EFM) is a matching between people to "things", which is envy-free in the sense that no person would like to switch his "thing" with that o
Marriage Pact
The Marriage Pact is an unofficial yearly matching activity that takes place on American college campuses, by which students fill out compatibility surveys in order to find a partner among fellow part
Stable marriage problem
In mathematics, economics, and computer science, the stable marriage problem (also stable matching problem or SMP) is the problem of finding a stable matching between two equally sized sets of element
Stable marriage with indifference
Stable marriage with indifference is a variant of the stable marriage problem. Like in the original problem, the goal is to match all men to all women such that no pair of man and woman who are unmarr
Stable roommates problem
In mathematics, economics and computer science, particularly in the fields of combinatorics, game theory and algorithms, the stable-roommate problem (SRP) is the problem of finding a stable matching f
Two-Sided Matching
Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretic Modeling and Analysis is a book on matching markets in economics and game theory, particularly concentrating on the stable marriage problem. It was writte
Lattice of stable matchings
In mathematics, economics, and computer science, the lattice of stable matchings is a distributive lattice whose elements are stable matchings. For a given instance of the stable matching problem, thi
Stable matching polytope
In mathematics, economics, and computer science, the stable matching polytope or stable marriage polytope is a convex polytope derived from the solutions to an instance of the stable matching problem.