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Mechanism Design Session I: Definitions

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​​This session is part of the Introduction to Political Technology course at Newspeak House, open to faculty and fellowship candidates only.

​​In this seminar, we will establish some of the basic definitions and ideas necessary to game theory and mechanism design, motivated throughout by a few examples.

​In particular, we will discuss notions of:
• Pareto Optimality
• Incentive Compatibility & Strategyproofness
• Centralised vs Decentralised Markets
• Voting Systems

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Newspeak House
133 Bethnal Grn Rd, London E2 7DG, UK
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Presented by
Newspeak House
The London College of Political Technology