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Deterministic Mechanisms, the Revelation Principle, and Ex-Post Constraints

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  • Jarman, Felix

    (University of Mannheim)

  • Meisner, Vincent

    (Technical University Berlin)

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This note establishes a revelation principle in terms of payoff for deterministic mechanisms under ex-post constraints: the maximal payoff implementable by a feasible deterministic mechanism can also be implemented by a feasible deterministic direct mechanism.

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  • Jarman, Felix & Meisner, Vincent, 2017. "Deterministic Mechanisms, the Revelation Principle, and Ex-Post Constraints," Rationality and Competition Discussion Paper Series 32, CRC TRR 190 Rationality and Competition.
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    Keywords

    mechanism design; revelation principle; ex-post constraints;
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    JEL classification:

    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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