Minghao Pan, Akaki Mamageishvili, Christoph Schlegel
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Abstract
We show that in the single-parameter mechanism design environment, the only
non-wasteful, symmetric, incentive compatible and sibyl-proof mechanism is a
second price auction with symmetric tie-breaking. Thus, if there is private
information, lotteries or other mechanisms that do not always allocate to a
highest-value bidder are not sibyl-proof or not incentive compatible.