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This paper surveys implementation theory when players have incomplete or asymmetric information, especially in economic environments. After the basic problem is introduced, the theory of implementation is summarized. Some coalitional considerations for implementation problems are discussed. For...
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There is a general consensus that the root cause of the most recent turmoil in the domestic and global markets is due to a failure in our regulatory system. Yet, Congress has not supported comprehensive regulation related to the day-to-day activities of mortgage brokers and their relationship...
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This paper studies markets for heterogeneous goods using mechanism-design theory. For each combination of desirable properties, I derive an assignment process with these properties in the form of a corresponding direct-revelation game, or I show that it does not exist. Each participant's utility...
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, then delegating to wage-maximizing delegates definitely increases the wage at equilibrium. The maximum delay in reaching an …
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The ex ante incentive compatible core of an exchange economy with private information is the (standard) core of a socially designed characteristic function, which expresses the fact that coalitions allocate goods by means of random incentive compatible mechanisms. We first survey some results in...
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Negotiations between buyers and suppliers that require sharing cost details to identify profitable relationship specific investments often fail and result in hold-ups. Based on inequity aversion, strategic uncertainty, and risk dominance criteria, we expect negotiators to be more reluctant to...
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implementable in Bayesian Nash equilibrium. We use only detail-free mechanisms …
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of the majority": there is always an equilibrium in which the majority is more aggressive in pushing its alternative … equilibrium inevitably makes an appearance, provided that the group is large enough. This equilibrium displays a "tyranny of the …
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the majority": there is always an equilibrium in which the majority is more aggressive in pushing its alternative, thus … enforcing their will via both numbers and voice. However, under very general conditions an aggressive minority equilibrium … inevitably makes an appearance, provided that the group is large enough. This equilibrium displays a tyranny of the minority": it …
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