Incentive Compatibility
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CORE DEFINITION
Design an institution such that individuals' pursuit of self-interest exactly achieves the collective goal. That is, 'self-interest' and 'public interest' are aligned.
SCAFFOLDING EFFECT
Reduce cognitive load
Go with the flow of human nature. Don't rely on moral preaching. If you want employees to work hard, don't just talk about passion; design a mechanism where 'he must work hard to earn more money'. Let selfishness become the fuel of motivation, not an obstacle.
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Core concept of mechanism design: a good institutional arrangement makes participants, when acting in their own interest, exactly achieve the designer's/collective goal, aligning individual rationality with collective goals.
MINIMUM ACTION
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