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Envy-freeness and implementation in large economies

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  • Matthew Jackson
  • Ilan Kremer

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We show that an asymptotic envy-freeness is a necessary condition for a form of robust approximate implementation in large economies.
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  • Matthew Jackson & Ilan Kremer, 2007. "Envy-freeness and implementation in large economies," Review of Economic Design, Springer;Society for Economic Design, vol. 11(3), pages 185-198, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:reecde:v:11:y:2007:i:3:p:185-198
    DOI: 10.1007/s10058-006-0011-2
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    • D71 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Social Choice; Clubs; Committees; Associations
    • D78 - Microeconomics - - Analysis of Collective Decision-Making - - - Positive Analysis of Policy Formulation and Implementation
    • D41 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Perfect Competition
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games

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