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Strong Observable Substitutability and the Cumulative Offer Mechanism

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  • Daisuke Hirata
  • Yusuke Kasuya

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We study the properties of the cumulative offer mechanism (COM) when institutions' choice functions satisfy strong observable substitutability (strong OS). First, we show that each of the following properties of the COM characterizes strong OS: IR monotonicity, weak Maskin monotonicity, and dropping monotonicity. Dropping monotonicity is a new condition weaker than weak Maskin monotonicity, and it is interpretable as a weakening of strategy-proofness and non-bossiness. Second, we show that when choice functions are strongly OS, weak group strategy-proofness of the COM reduces to individual strategy-proofness. However, strong OS is neither necessary nor "almost necessary" for this reduction.

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  • Daisuke Hirata & Yusuke Kasuya, 2026. "Strong Observable Substitutability and the Cumulative Offer Mechanism," Papers 2608.27784, arXiv.org.
    • Handle: RePEc:arx:papers:2608.27784
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