Who Gets What — And Why — The Hidden Engineering Behind “Free” Markets
Welcome to Crisis in Perception, where we examine the systems shaping our world.
Author: Alvin E. Roth
This episode explores Who Gets What — And Why by Alvin E. Roth as a systems-level analysis of how matching systems influence opportunity, institutional behavior, and economic coordination.
By focusing on incentive architecture rather than personalities or events, the episode shows why matching systems persist — and how timing, information flow, and hidden algorithmic structures shape access to schools, jobs, organ transplants, and other life-changing opportunities.
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