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The 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Mechanism Design Theory

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  • Dilip Mookherjee

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This paper provides an overview of mechanism design theory, and explains the roles played by Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin and Roger Myerson in the development of this field.

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  • Dilip Mookherjee, 2008. "The 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Mechanism Design Theory," Scandinavian Journal of Economics, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 110(2), pages 237-260, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:scandj:v:110:y:2008:i:2:p:237-260
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9442.2008.00535.x
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