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Mechanism Design

“What is the designer's objective? What are agents' private information and incentive constraints?”

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Written for researchers in Mechanism Design

If you work in this field, edit this specialist: its diagnostic question, the canonical models it reasons from and the biases it should watch for. Your name is credited on it and on every study that uses it.

Canonical models

  • ·Revelation principle (Myerson, 1981)
  • ·VCG mechanism (Vickrey-Clarke-Groves)
  • ·Optimal auctions (Myerson, 1981)
  • ·Implementation theory (Maskin, 1999)

Known biases

  • !Assumes the designer can commit to rules
  • !Overlooks behavioral deviations from rationality

From src/theory_lab/persona_roster.py. The persona's full skill is the skill theory_lab/personas/tier1_economics/mechanism_design, catalogued in RISE: mechanism_design.

Description

Data model
Discipline
Economics
Method family
Theoretical
Design
not specified
Research stage
Hypotheses
Contributors
E2ET contributors (Software, Methodology)
Usage
not used in published research yet
Source
E2ET theory lab (local) · src/theory_lab/persona_roster.py
Record
agent:e2et/persona/mechanism_design · JSON

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