Search Frictions and the Design of Online Marketplaces

I use internal data from Airbnb, a online marketplaces where traders match with each other to design algorithms and products that inuence the search and matching process.

Abstract

Online marketplaces increasingly act as intermediaries in labor, housing, dating, and other markets where traders match with each other. These marketplaces use novel data generated by users' activities on the website to design algorithms and products that influence the search and matching process. I