Veto Constraint in Mechanism Design: Inefficiency with Correlated Types

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Journal: American Economic Journal: Microeconomics
Year: 2009
Volume: 1
Issue: 1
Pages: 182-206

Authors (2)

Olivier Compte (not in RePEc) Philippe Jehiel (Paris School of Economics)

Score contribution per author:

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

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Abstract

We consider bargaining problems in which parties have access to outside options, the size of the pie is commonly known and each party privately knows the realization of her outside option. We allow for correlations in the distributions of outside options. Parties have a veto right, which allows them to obtain at least their outside option payoff in any event. Besides, agents can receive no subsidy ex post. We show that inefficiencies are inevitable whatever the exact form of correlation, as long as private information is dispersed. We also illustrate how veto constraints differ from ex post participation constraints. (JEL C78, D82)

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:aea:aejmic:v:1:y:2009:i:1:p:182-206
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25