Mechanism Design for Humans

We extend two classic settings in mechanism design with behavioral assumptions on the bidders' behavior. We first consider Walrasian equilibrium in combinatorial auctions with bidders that exhibit the endowment effect (e.g., their value for items increases with ownership). Next, we leverage results in behavioral economics on lying to design auctions for allocating a single item for bidders that will only lie about their value under certain conditions.

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