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Journal of Economic Theory and Econometrics
Journal of the Korean Econometric Society
Robust Double Auction Mechanisms
Vol.34, No.4, December 2023, 36–49
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Kiho Yoon
(Korea University)
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Abstract
We study the robust double auction mechanisms, that is, the double
auction mechanisms that satisfy dominant strategy incentive compatibility, expost
individual rationality and ex-post budget balance. We first establish that the
price in any robust mechanism does not depend on the valuations of the trading
players. We next establish that, with a non-bossiness assumption, the price in any
robust mechanism does not depend on players’ valuations at all, whether trading
or non-trading. Our main result is the characterization result that, with a nonbossy
assumption along with other assumptions on the properties of the mechanism,
the generalized posted mechanism in which a constant price is posted for
each possible set of traders is the only robust double auction mechanism.
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Keywords
Double auction, posted price, robust mechanism design, dominant strategy, budget balance |
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C72, D47, D82 |
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