The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Optimal Transport in Economics

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Chapter 3 - The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Optimal Transport in Economics

from Part II - Frontiers of Modern Econometrics

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 11 November 2025

Alfred Galichon

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Victor Chernozhukov ,

Johannes Hörner ,

Eliana La Ferrara and

Iván Werning

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Victor Chernozhukov: Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Johannes Hörner: Affiliation:
Yale University, Connecticut
Eliana La Ferrara: Affiliation:
Harvard University, Massachusetts
Iván Werning: Affiliation:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Twelfth World Congress
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