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Optimal Deterministic Mechanism Design: Type-Independent Preference Orderings

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  • Hitoshi Matsushima

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We investigate revenue maximisation in general allocation problems with incomplete information, where we assume quasi-linearity, private values, independent type distributions and single-dimensionality of type spaces. We require a mechanism to be deterministic, strategy-proof and ex-post individually rational. We assume that each player has a type-independent preference ordering over deterministic allocations. We show that the Myerson’s technique to solve the incentive-constrained revenue maximisation problem in single-unit auctions can be applied to general allocation problems, where the incentive-constrained revenue maximisation problem can be reduced to the simple maximisation problem of the sum of players’ virtual valuations without imposing any incentive constraint.

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  • Hitoshi Matsushima, 2018. "Optimal Deterministic Mechanism Design: Type-Independent Preference Orderings," The Japanese Economic Review, Springer, vol. 69(4), pages 363-373, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:jecrev:v:69:y:2018:i:4:d:10.1111_jere.12176
    DOI: 10.1111/jere.12176
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    Keywords

    D44; D61; D82;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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