2 papers
econ.GN2026
Lies, Labels, and Mechanisms
Alex L. Brown, Ethan Park, Rodrigo A. Velez
We test whether lying aversion can steer equilibrium selection in mechanism design. In a principal-worker environment, the direct mechanism admits two dominant-strategy equilibria:…
econ.TH2024
Testing the simplicity of strategy-proof mechanisms
Alexander L. Brown, Daniel G. Stephenson, Rodrigo A. Velez
This paper experimentally evaluates four mechanisms intended to achieve the Uniform outcome in rationing problems (Sprumont, 1991). Our benchmark is the dominant-strategy, direct-r…