2 papers
econ.TH2026
Allocating Resources under Strategic Misrepresentation
Yingkai Li, Xiaoyun Qiu
We study how to allocate resources to participants who can strategically misrepresent their deservingness at a cost. A principal assigns item(s) (or money) among multiple agents on…
econ.TH2026
Mechanism Design under Costly Signaling: the Value of Non-Coordination
Yingkai Li, Xiaoyun Qiu
We study allocation mechanisms that utilize costly signaling as a screening tool. A social planner aims to maximize social welfare, defined as the weighted sum of agents' utilities…