revelation principle

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Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:economic_policy
game theory concept
gptkbp:appliesTo incentive compatibility
mechanism design problems
gptkbp:citation gptkb:Maskin,_Eric_(1977)._Nash_equilibrium_and_welfare_optimality.
gptkb:Myerson,_Roger_B._(1979)._Incentive_compatibility_and_the_bargaining_problem.
gptkbp:describes equivalence between indirect and direct mechanisms
gptkbp:field economics
game theory
mechanism design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label revelation principle
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Eric_Maskin
gptkb:Roger_Myerson
gptkbp:originatedIn 1970s
gptkbp:relatedTo direct revelation mechanism
indirect mechanism
truthful mechanisms
gptkbp:state for any outcome achievable by an incentive-compatible mechanism, there exists a direct mechanism where truth-telling is optimal
gptkbp:used_in social choice theory
auction theory
contract theory
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mechanism_Design_Theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6