Mechanism design

Tshilidzi Marwala, Evan Hurwitz

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Abstract

In game theory, players have rules and pay-off and they interact until some point of equilibrium is achieved. This way, we are able to see how a game with sets of rules and a pay-off reaches equilibrium. Mechanism design is the inverse of that, we know what the end-state should look like and our task is to identify the rules and pay-off function which will ensure that the desired end-state is achieved. This is done by assuming that the agents in this setting act rationally. However, these agents are bounded rationally because the degree of rationality is limited. This chapter also discusses how artificial intelligence impacts mechanism design.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationAdvanced Information and Knowledge Processing
PublisherSpringer London
Pages111-124
Number of pages14
Edition9783319661032
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Publication series

NameAdvanced Information and Knowledge Processing
Number9783319661032
ISSN (Print)1610-3947
ISSN (Electronic)2197-8441

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Management Information Systems
  • Information Systems
  • Information Systems and Management
  • Artificial Intelligence

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