Optimal Allocation with Ex Post Verification and Limited Penalties.

Several agents with privately known social values compete for a prize. The prize is allocated based on the claims of the agents, and the winner is subject to a limited penalty if he makes a false claim. If the number of agents is large, the optimal mechanism places all agents above a threshold onto...

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Publicado en:American Economic Review Vol. 107; no. 9; pp. 2666 - 2695
Autores principales: Mylovanov, Tymofiy, Zapechelnyuk, Andriy
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: American Economic Association Sep2017
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          Department of Economics, University of Pittsburgh, 4925 Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260, Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine, and Council of the National Bank of Ukraine (email: )
          School of Economics and Finance, University of St. Andrews, Castlecliffe, the Scores, St. Andrews KY16 9AR, UK (email: )
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        Social values
        Resource allocation -- Mathematical models
        Agency theory
        Fines (Penalties)
        Prizes (Contests & competitions)
        False claims
        Organizational finance
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          Social values
          Other Similar Organizations (except Business, Professional, Labor, and Political Organizations)
          Resource allocation -- Mathematical models
          Agency theory
          Fines (Penalties)
          Prizes (Contests & competitions)
          False claims
          Organizational finance
      ab: Several agents with privately known social values compete for a prize. The prize is allocated based on the claims of the agents, and the winner is subject to a limited penalty if he makes a false claim. If the number of agents is large, the optimal mechanism places all agents above a threshold onto a shortlist along with a fraction of agents below the threshold, and then allocates the prize to a random agent on the shortlist. When the number of agents is small, the optimal mechanism allocates the prize to the agent who makes the highest claim, but restricts the range of claims above and below. (JEL D63, D82)
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