Direct implementation with minimally honest individuals

B-Tier
Journal: Games and Economic Behavior
Year: 2015
Volume: 90
Issue: C
Pages: 1-16

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 consider a standard implementation problem under complete information when agents have a minimal degree of honesty. In particular, I assume that agents are white lie averse: they strictly prefer to tell the truth whenever lying has no effect on their material payoff. I show that if there are at least five agents who are all white lie averse and if I impose either of two refinements of Nash equilibrium, then a simple direct mechanism fully implements any social choice function.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:eee:gamebe:v:90:y:2015:i:c:p:1-16
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
1
Added to Database
2026-01-26