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Herbert Scarf

American economist
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  • Lloyd Shapley, 2012.
    Lloyd Shapley

    …1974 Shapley and American economist Herbert Scarf used Gale’s “top trading cycles” algorithm to prove that stable allocations are also possible in one-sided markets (in which decisions are made by only one party in the transaction). The Shapley-Scarf model has been implemented in quickly and efficiently matching patients in need…

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    …1974 Shapley and American economist Herbert Scarf used Gale’s “top trading cycles” algorithm to prove that stable allocations are also possible in one-sided markets (in which decisions are made by only one party in the transaction). The Shapley-Scarf model has been implemented in quickly and efficiently matching patients in need…

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