The 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics: Mechanism Design Theory

Martin Èihák ()
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Czech Journal of Economics and Finance (Finance a uver), 2008, vol. 58, issue 01-02, 82-89

Abstract: The 2007 Nobel Prize in Economics has been awarded to Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin, and Roger Myerson, for their contributions to mechanism design theory. The article discusses the importance of mechanism design theory for modern economics, focusing on some of its implications for economic policy making.

Keywords: Nobel Prize; mechanism design; economic policy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: B21 B41 C70 C90 D78 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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