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Design Problems Under Strategic Manipulation
Design Problems Under Strategic Manipulation
Design Problems Under Strategic Manipulation

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자료유형  
 학위논문 서양
최종처리일시  
20260209102844
ISBN  
9798291584378
DDC  
519
저자명  
Qiu, Xiaoyun.
서명/저자  
Design Problems Under Strategic Manipulation
발행사항  
[Sl] : Northwestern University, 2025
발행사항  
Ann Arbor : ProQuest Dissertations & Theses, 2025
형태사항  
177 p
주기사항  
Source: Dissertations Abstracts International, Volume: 87-03, Section: B.
주기사항  
Advisor: Wolinsky, Asher;Strulovici, Bruno.
학위논문주기  
Thesis (Ph.D.)--Northwestern University, 2025.
초록/해제  
요약This thesis explores design questions in resource allocation and screening when participants can privately expend effort to appear more qualified than they truly are, a phenomenon known as strategic manipulation. The central question it addresses is: How does strategic manipulation by participants shape the design of allocation and screening rules?The first chapter is coauthored with Yingkai Li. Motivated by the excessive signaling efforts observed in many centralized systems, it asks: What is the optimal mechanism to reduce wasteful competition while achieving a desired allocation rule? The mechanism designer allocates resources based on costly signals that reflect both deservingness and private effort. When multiple participants compete, dispersing participants' information introduces a novel tradeoff: it better coordinates effort and lowers the burden on losers, but also increases overall incentive costs and raises effort among winners. Under reasonable assumptions, we show that in the optimal mechanism, it is optimal not to disperse participants' information, and thus the optimal design features zero coordination, which can be implemented via an all-pay contest.The second chapter is coauthored with Yingkai Li. It applies these insights to public program design, where misrepresentation of eligibility is a major concern. We show that when the pool of applicants is large, randomizing allocation among middle types, those who are neither most nor least deserving, strikes the best balance between matching efficiency (allocating to the most deserving) and utilitarian welfare (maximizing total utility).The third chapter is coauthored with Liren Shan. It examines the structure of testing institutions when the rules can be manipulated. Real-world standards often involve multiple criteria, which can be administered by either independent bureaucracies (each handling one criterion) or a centralized joint bureaucracy. We find that when personalized testing is feasible, joint bureaucracies significantly improve accuracy and efficiency. As AI and automation tools become more capable, implementing such personalized testing is increasingly realistic. However, when personalization is not possible, the relative performance of independent and joint bureaucracies depends on the specific environment.
일반주제명  
Applied mathematics
일반주제명  
Finance
키워드  
Strategic manipulation
키워드  
Mechanism design
키워드  
Design problems
키워드  
Matching efficiency
키워드  
Joint bureaucracy
기타저자  
Northwestern University Economics
기본자료저록  
Dissertations Abstracts International. 87-03B.
전자적 위치 및 접속  
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■5021  ▼aThesis  (Ph.D.)--Northwestern  University,  2025.
■520    ▼aThis  thesis  explores  design  questions  in  resource  allocation  and  screening  when  participants  can  privately  expend  effort  to  appear  more  qualified  than  they  truly  are,  a  phenomenon  known  as  strategic  manipulation.  The  central  question  it  addresses  is:  How  does  strategic  manipulation  by  participants  shape  the  design  of  allocation  and  screening  rules?The  first  chapter  is  coauthored  with  Yingkai  Li.  Motivated  by  the  excessive  signaling  efforts  observed  in  many  centralized  systems,  it  asks:  What  is  the  optimal  mechanism  to  reduce  wasteful  competition  while  achieving  a  desired  allocation  rule?  The  mechanism  designer  allocates  resources  based  on  costly  signals  that  reflect  both  deservingness  and  private  effort.  When  multiple  participants  compete,  dispersing  participants'  information  introduces  a  novel  tradeoff:  it  better  coordinates  effort  and  lowers  the  burden  on  losers,  but  also  increases  overall  incentive  costs  and  raises  effort  among  winners.  Under  reasonable  assumptions,  we  show  that  in  the  optimal  mechanism,  it  is  optimal  not  to  disperse  participants'  information,  and  thus  the  optimal  design  features  zero  coordination,  which  can  be  implemented  via  an  all-pay  contest.The  second  chapter  is  coauthored  with  Yingkai  Li.  It  applies  these  insights  to  public  program  design,  where  misrepresentation  of  eligibility  is  a  major  concern.  We  show  that  when  the  pool  of  applicants  is  large,  randomizing  allocation  among  middle  types,  those  who  are  neither  most  nor  least  deserving,  strikes  the  best  balance  between  matching  efficiency  (allocating  to  the  most  deserving)  and  utilitarian  welfare  (maximizing  total  utility).The  third  chapter  is  coauthored  with  Liren  Shan.  It  examines  the  structure  of  testing  institutions  when  the  rules  can  be  manipulated.  Real-world  standards  often  involve  multiple  criteria,  which  can  be  administered  by  either  independent  bureaucracies  (each  handling  one  criterion)  or  a  centralized  joint  bureaucracy.  We  find  that  when  personalized  testing  is  feasible,  joint  bureaucracies  significantly  improve  accuracy  and  efficiency.  As  AI  and  automation  tools  become  more  capable,  implementing  such  personalized  testing  is  increasingly  realistic.  However,  when  personalization  is  not  possible,  the  relative  performance  of  independent  and  joint  bureaucracies  depends  on  the  specific  environment.
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■650  4▼aApplied  mathematics
■650  4▼aFinance
■653    ▼aStrategic  manipulation
■653    ▼aMechanism  design
■653    ▼aDesign  problems
■653    ▼aMatching  efficiency
■653    ▼aJoint  bureaucracy
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■71020▼aNorthwestern  University▼bEconomics.
■7730  ▼tDissertations  Abstracts  International▼g87-03B.
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■791    ▼aPh.D.
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