On the Generic Impossibility of Truthful Behavior: A Simple Approach.

B-Tier
Journal: Economic Theory
Year: 1995
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 365-71

Authors (2)

Bevia, Carmen (Universidad de Alicante) Corchon, Luis (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

1.005 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

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

Abstract

We provide an elementary proof showing how in economics with an arbitrary number of agents an arbitrary number of public goods and utility functions quasi-linear in money, any efficient and individually rational mechanism is not strategy-proof for any economy satisfying a mild regularity requirement.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:spr:joecth:v:6:y:1995:i:2:p:365-71
Journal Field
Theory
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24