Commentary: Nash equilibrium and mechanism design

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2011
Volume: 71
Issue: 1
Pages: 9-11

Score contribution per author:

2.011 = (α=2.01 / 1 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

I argue that the principal theoretical and practical drawbacks of Nash equilibrium as a solution concept are far less troublesome in problems of mechanism design than in most other applications of game theory.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:71:y:2011:i:1:p:9-11
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-25