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Designing Simple Mechanisms

Theoretical Economics 2024-07-22 v3

Abstract

Which mechanisms are simple to play? When is it easy for participants to see that a mechanism is incentive-compatible? I will start by explaining how and why economists came to ask these questions. Then I will discuss three recent answers, that capture different aspects of what makes a mechanism simple.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2403.18694,
  title  = {Designing Simple Mechanisms},
  author = {Shengwu Li},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.18694},
  year   = {2024}
}
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