Topics in Dynamics, Auctions and Voting

动态、拍卖和投票主题

• 批准号: 0618345
• 负责人: Eric Maskin
• 金额: $ 10.13万
• 依托单位: Institute For Advanced Study
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2006
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2006-11-01 至 2010-10-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0618345&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Topics; Dynamics; Auctions; Voting

Proposal No: 0618345 Institution: Princeton University NSF Program: ECONOMICS Principal Investigator: Maskin, Eric Title: Topics in Dynamics, Auctions, and VotingABSTRACTAuctions, contract theory, and dynamics have become the leading and modern tools of analysis in modern economic inquiry. These developments are in their infancy and not generally understood by many in the economics profession. New developments, extensions, and applications are therefore needed to broaden and deepen the influence of these theories in the economics profession. This research is an accomplishment-based renewal for a program of theoretical research in the areas of dynamics, auctions, and voting. In dynamics, the questions posed bear on (A) Markov perfect equilibrium, where the results should prove useful to the many applied researchers who use this equilibrium concept in their work; (B) unforeseen contingencies, where the research should be of interest to those working on the foundations of contract theory and, more generally, the foundations of decision theory; (C) hyperbolic discounting, where the proposed work should contribute to the literatures on the boundaries between economics, biology, and psychology; and (D) the soft budget constraint, where the findings should have significance not only for academic researchers but for those involved in designing policy for the transformation of centralized economies to decentralized systems. The questions posed under the heading of auction theory should be of interest not only to the large community of auction theorists, but also to those wishing to design auctions for such purposes as privatization and pollution reduction. Finally, the work to be done under voting should be helpful not only to political economists and political scientists, but also to those envisaging reform of electoral systems. The results of this research project should contribute significantly to economic science as well as other social sciences, such as political science. A broader impact is that the theories developed are applicable across several disciplines. The proposed research makes a strong case for accomplishment based renewal.

提案编号：0618345机构：普林斯顿大学NSF计划：经济学主要研究员：马斯金，埃里克标题：主题在动态，拍卖，和投票摘要，契约理论和动态已成为领先的和现代的分析工具，在现代经济调查。 这些发展还处于起步阶段，经济学专业的许多人并不普遍理解。 因此，需要新的发展，扩展和应用，以扩大和深化这些理论在经济学专业的影响。 这项研究是一个基于更新的动态，拍卖和投票领域的理论研究计划。 在动力学中，所提出的问题涉及（A）马尔可夫完美均衡，其结果应该证明对许多在工作中使用这种均衡概念的应用研究人员是有用的;（B）不可预见的偶然事件，其研究应该对那些研究契约理论基础的人感兴趣，更一般地说，对决策理论基础的人感兴趣;（C）双曲线贴现，其中拟议的工作应有助于经济学，生物学和心理学之间的边界的文献;以及（D）软预算约束，这些发现不仅对学术研究人员，而且对参与设计中央经济转型政策的人都具有重要意义，去中心化的系统。 在拍卖理论标题下提出的问题不仅应引起广大拍卖理论家的兴趣，而且也应引起那些希望为私有化和减少污染等目的设计拍卖的人的兴趣。 最后，在投票方面所要做的工作不仅应该对政治经济学家和政治科学家有所帮助，而且应该对那些设想选举制度改革的人有所帮助。 该研究项目的成果将对经济科学以及政治科学等其他社会科学做出重大贡献。 更广泛的影响是，所开发的理论适用于多个学科。 拟议的研究为基于成就的更新提供了强有力的理由。