Strategy-proof popular mechanisms

Afacan, Mustafa Oğuz and Bó, Inácio (2022) Strategy-proof popular mechanisms. Journal of Mathematical Economics, 102 . ISSN 0304-4068 (Print) 1873-1538 (Online)

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Abstract

We consider the allocation of indivisible objects when agents have preferences over their own allocations, but share the ownership of the resources to be distributed. Examples might include seats in public schools, faculty offices, and time slots in public tennis courts. Given an allocation, groups of agents who would prefer an alternative allocation might challenge it. An assignment is popular if it is not challenged by another one. By assuming that agents’ ability to challenge allocations can be represented by weighted votes, we characterize the conditions under which popular allocations might exist and when these can be implemented via strategy-proof mechanisms. Serial dictatorships that use orderings consistent with the agents’ weights are not only strategy-proof and Pareto efficient, but also popular, whenever these assignments exist. We also provide a new characterization for serial dictatorships as the only mechanisms that are popular, strategy-proof, non-wasteful, and satisfy a consistency condition.
Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Object allocation; Popular matching; Strategy-proofness; Voting
Divisions: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Depositing User: Mustafa Oğuz Afacan
Date Deposited: 07 Sep 2023 14:11
Last Modified: 07 Sep 2023 14:11
URI: https://research.sabanciuniv.edu/id/eprint/47806

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