Alvin Roth to the rescue, the polity that is Singapore

Singapore has launched a dating platform, the latest social-engineering experiment by the city-state's government to tackle its fast-declining fertility rate. The initiative, known as FirstDate, opened under a pilot scheme this month for public sector employees aged 21-35 and uses a Nobel Economics Prize-winning matchmaking algorithm.

Alvin Roth to the rescue, the polity that is Singapore

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Singapore has launched a dating platform, the latest social-engineering experiment by the city-state's government to tackle its fast-declining fertility rate.

The initiative, known as FirstDate, opened under a pilot scheme this month for public sector employees aged 21-35 and uses a Nobel Economics Prize-winning matchmaking algorithm.

An additional tool suggests date activities and allows users […]

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Singapore has launched a dating platform, the latest social-engineering experiment by the city-state's government to tackle its fast-declining fertility rate. The initiative, known as FirstDate, opened under a pilot scheme this month for public sector employees aged 21-35 and uses a Nobel Economics Prize-winning matchmaking algorithm. An additional tool suggests date activities and allows users […]

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