Everything I ever needed to know about economics I learned from online dating /
Paul Oyer.
- viii, 241 pages ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Conquering the dating market-from an economist's point of viewAfter more than twenty years, economist Paul Oyer found himself back on the dating scene-but what a difference a few years made. Dating was now dominated by sites like Match.com, eHarmony, and OkCupid. But Oyer had a secret weapon: economics. It turns out that dating sites are no different than the markets Oyer had spent a lifetime studying. Monster.com, eBay, and other sites where individuals come together to find a match gave Oyer startling insight into the modern dating scene. The arcane language of economics-search, signaling, ad