Behavioral aspects of implementation theory

Hitoshi Matsushima

Economics Letters, 2008, vol. 100, issue 1, pages 161-164

Abstract: We incorporate behavioral economics into implementation theory, where each agent dislikes telling a white lie. By using a single detail-free mechanism, any alternative can be uniquely implemented as long as the agents regard this alternative as being socially desirable.

Date: 2008

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