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Friend-Based Ranking in Practice

Authors :
Bloch, Francis
Olckers, Matthew
Publication Year :
2021

Abstract

A planner aims to target individuals who exceed a threshold in a characteristic, such as wealth or ability. The individuals can rank their friends according to the characteristic. We study a strategy-proof mechanism for the planner to use the rankings for targeting. We discuss how the mechanism works in practice, when the rankings may contain errors.<br />Comment: Forthcoming in AEA Papers & Proceedings

Subjects

Subjects :
Economics - General Economics

Details

Database :
arXiv
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
edsarx.2101.02857
Document Type :
Working Paper