Information in Mechanism Design
Abstract
We survey the recent literature on the role of information for mechanism design. We specifically consider the role of endogeneity of and robustness to private information in mechanism design. We view information acquisition of and robustness to private information as two distinct but related aspects of information management important in many design settings. We review the existing literature and point out directions for additional future work.Download Info
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Paper provided by Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University in its series Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers with number 1532.Length: 51 pages
Date of creation: Aug 2005
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Publication status: Published in Blundell, Newey and Persson, eds., Proceedings of the 9th World Congress of the Econometric Society, 2006, pp. 186-221
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Keywords: Mechanism Design; Information Acquisition; Ex Post Equilibrium; Robust Mechanism Design; Interdependent Values; Information Management;Other versions of this item:
- Bergemann, Dirk & Välimäki, Juuso, 2006. "Information in Mechanism Design," CEPR Discussion Papers 5494, C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers.
- Dirk Bergemann & Juuso Valimaki, 2005. "Information in Mechanism Design," Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers 1532R, Cowles Foundation for Research in Economics, Yale University, revised Jan 2006.
- C79 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Other
- D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:
- NEP-ACC-2005-08-28 (Accounting & Auditing)
- NEP-ALL-2005-08-28 (All new papers)
- NEP-EXP-2005-08-28 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-ICT-2005-08-28 (Information & Communication Technologies)
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