A Theory of Auditability for Allocation Mechanisms

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Auteurs principaux: Grigoryan, Aram, Möller, Markus
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author Grigoryan, Aram
Möller, Markus
author_facet Grigoryan, Aram
Möller, Markus
contents In centralized mechanisms and platforms, participants do not fully observe each others' type reports. Hence, if there is a deviation from the promised mechanism, participants may be unable to detect it. We formalize a notion of auditabilty that captures how easy or hard it is to detect deviations from a mechanism. We find a stark contrast between the auditabilities of prominent mechanisms. We also provide tight characterizations of maximally auditable classes of allocation mechanisms.
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spellingShingle A Theory of Auditability for Allocation Mechanisms
Grigoryan, Aram
Möller, Markus
Theoretical Economics
In centralized mechanisms and platforms, participants do not fully observe each others' type reports. Hence, if there is a deviation from the promised mechanism, participants may be unable to detect it. We formalize a notion of auditabilty that captures how easy or hard it is to detect deviations from a mechanism. We find a stark contrast between the auditabilities of prominent mechanisms. We also provide tight characterizations of maximally auditable classes of allocation mechanisms.
title A Theory of Auditability for Allocation Mechanisms
topic Theoretical Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.09314