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Characterization of Revenue Equivalence

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  • Birgit Heydenreich
  • Rudolf Müller
  • Marc Uetz
  • Rakesh V. Vohra

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The property of an allocation rule to be implementable in dominant strategies by a unique payment scheme is called revenue equivalence. We give a characterization of revenue equivalence based on a graph theoretic interpretation of the incentive compatibility constraints. The characterization holds for any (possibly infinite) outcome space and many of the known results are immediate consequences. Moreover, revenue equivalence can be identified in cases where existing theorems are silent. Copyright 2009 The Econometric Society.

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  • Birgit Heydenreich & Rudolf Müller & Marc Uetz & Rakesh V. Vohra, 2009. "Characterization of Revenue Equivalence," Econometrica, Econometric Society, vol. 77(1), pages 307-316, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecm:emetrp:v:77:y:2009:i:1:p:307-316
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