Advancements in Mechanism Design and Game Theory

The field of mechanism design and game theory is experiencing significant growth, with recent research focusing on developing more robust and efficient mechanisms for various applications. A key direction is the study of stable matchings and allocations, with researchers exploring new frameworks and techniques to improve the solvability and optimality of these problems. Another area of interest is the design of mechanisms that can handle complex informational constraints and uncertainties, such as those arising from non-monetary allocations and dynamic environments. Additionally, there is a growing emphasis on developing algorithms and methods that can compute optimal or near-optimal solutions in a timely and efficient manner. Overall, the field is moving towards the development of more sophisticated and practical mechanisms that can be applied to real-world problems. Noteworthy papers include: The work on Robust Equilibria in Shared Resource Allocation, which proposes a novel mechanism that achieves both Bayes-Nash equilibria and robust guarantees for individual agent utilities. The study on Online Resource Sharing, which obtains a significant improvement on the robustness of online resource sharing by using a simple randomized bidding strategy.

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Unsolvability and Beyond in Many-To-Many Non-Bipartite Stable Matching

Robust Equilibria in Shared Resource Allocation via Strengthening Border's Theorem

Non-Obvious Manipulability in Additively Separable and Fractional Hedonic Games

Revenue-Optimal Efficient Mechanism Design with General Type Spaces

Weakest Bidder Types and New Core-Selecting Combinatorial Auctions

Online Resource Sharing: Better Robust Guarantees via Randomized Strategies

A Sequence-Form Characterization and Differentiable Path-Following Computation of Normal-Form Perfect Equilibria in Extensive-Form Games

Cooperative Bargaining Games Without Utilities: Mediated Solutions from Direction Oracles

Beyond Symmetry in Repeated Games with Restarts

Pointwise Convergence in Games with Conflicting Interest

Multi-Unit Combinatorial Prophet Inequalities

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