Econometrica Vol. 78 No. 2 2010
The Dynamic Pivot Mechanism
Abstract
We consider truthful implementation of the socially e¢ cient allocation in an independent private-value environment in which agents receive private information over time. We propose a suitable generalization of the pivot mechanism, based on the marginal contribution of each agent. In the dynamic pivot mechanism, the ex-post incentive and ex-post participation constraints are satis…ed for all agents after all histories. In an environment with diverse preferences it is the unique mechanism satisfying ex-post incentive, ex-post participation and e¢ cient exit conditions. We develop the dynamic pivot mechanism in detail for a repeated auction of a single object in which each bidder learns over time her true valuation of the object. We show that the dynamic pivot mechanism is equivalent to a modi…ed second price auction.
- DOI
- 10.3982/ecta7260
- Volume
- 78
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 771-789
- Language
- en
- Sources
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