CHRONIC- L’American Economic Journal Publishes a study measuring the consequences of the dissemination of Tinder in young adults. According to economists, apps increase inequalities on the meeting market.
In 1972, the marriage made its official entry into the economic field with a shattering article by Gary Becker, future laureate of the Nobel. For this Chicago teacher, men (like women!) Visit throughout their lives to “Maximize their usefulness” In love, as in all fields of existence. According to Becker, the choice of a spouse then adopts all the codes of a meeting between supply and demand within a competitive market. Fifty years after this work, marriage has lead in the wing, but economists are still interested in love. Three young researchers (Berkeren Büyükeren, Alexey Makarin and Heyu Xiong), who met at MIT, in the United States, worked on the effects of the online applications revolution, and more particularly of the distribution of Tinder, which quickly became the first actor of the market, with young people.
Multiple press articles, novels and essays describe the consequences on relationships …
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