Adaptive Dynamics and the Implementation Problem with Complete Information

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 159-184

  Cabrales, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Bounded rationality; Evolutionary dynamics; Implementation; Mechanisms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000479785     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.1999.2530     Document Type: Article

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