A joint response model for matched decision makers: exploring decision making mechanism for mutually-selected agents
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Authors
Zhang, Dapeng
Issue Date
2016-05
Type
Electronic thesis
Thesis
Thesis
Language
ENG
Keywords
Transportation engineering
Alternative Title
Abstract
Among these methods, econometric modeling does not assume any behavioral rules and allows the collected data to elucidate this matter. However, existing econometric models are not able to behavioral-consistently capture these new phenomena, such as intricate matching network, mutual selection, and intensive joint decision making. Therefore, this dissertation develops an innovative econometric model to fill the void. Specifically, the proposed model consists of two parts: The first part explains the matching process in a many-to-many matching structure; The second part characterizes the joint decision making process of mutually-selected decision makers. The two parts are integrated by recognizing their dependency that is essentially a sample selection process: a joint response is only observed for matched decision makers.
Description
May 2016
School of Engineering
School of Engineering
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Publisher
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY