Assortative matching and the allocation of talent (B09)

• Subject Area: Economic Policy, Applied Economics
• Term: since 2021
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 280092119

Project B09 examines the allocation of talent to productive positions in society. In earlier work, the team examined how professional networks affect the allocation of high-skilled individuals to the most productive positions, from both a historical and a contemporary perspective. In the third funding period, the analysis will study assortative matching in more detail, i.e., it will consider the processes by which firms and workers with complementary strengths are matched. The analyses will consider labor market institutions, external market forces such as competition, internal factors such as managers, and the role of scientific institutions.

• DFG Programme: CRC/Transregios
• Subproject of: TRR 190: Rationality and Competition: The Economic Performance of Individuals and Firms
• Applicant Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Oliver Falck, until 12/2024; Professor Dr. Jan Sebastian Nimczik; Professor Dr. Fabian Waldinger