Question
This field of economics is sometimes termed “reverse game theory” because of its outcome-orientated approach. For 10 points each:
[10m] Name this field in which Clarke and Groves extended Vickrey’s auction model to create a method that, when quasilinear utility is present, can avoid the tragedy of the commons.
ANSWER: mechanism design [or MD]
[10h] This setting in mechanism design was introduced by Kamenica (“ka-men-EET-suh”) and Gentzkow. This model assumes the Sender has full commitment to its messaging strategy, in contrast to “cheap talk.”
ANSWER: Bayesian persuasion
[10e] Awad and Minaudier argue that this form of political activity is better served by cheap talk than Bayesian persuasion. The “revolving door” describes how former politicians often move into this role.
ANSWER: lobbying
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Summary
| 2024 Chicago Open | 07/28/2024 | Y | 15 | 16.67 | 93% | 53% | 20% |
Data
| A Nervy Liberal Nanny Hence | The Dyatlov Passement incident | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| AMOGH QUIZ HACK? 英雄联盟 400 PPG 24 TUH | Lying on a Mattress at Lou’s Apartment in Pilsen, Chicago | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Berkeley Mafia and the Chicago Boy | when you look this good, you don’t have to know anything | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| Charlotte's Moderately Successful Team | Are You There, Chat? It's Me, Margaret | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| SAYYID QUTB, DRIVING THE LONGEST CAR YOU’VE EVER SEEN THROUGH TAHRIR SQUARE | First Cause, First Cause, make me young! | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| genAI this, genAI that, have you found your 真爱 yet | Les Missourables | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Mindgoblin of Little Hobbes | The Jeam Team | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| NJTRANSit (and bobby, i guess) | Lisan al-Quib | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| sticking out your guyot for the ridge push; you're so seafloor spread, you're so fracture zone | Punished "Venom" BHSU | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| The Oldest Men in the World | Read slowly: A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A Read quickly: A | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| The Empire Bikes Back | LMM's LLM MLM | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| There are buzzable clues everywhere for those with eyes to see | Galvanized Square Steen and Eco-Friendly Wood Vermeer | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
| BHSU B | We Need New Names | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| I’ll take a quiet 10 / A handshake of CO (Chicago Open) | it's the great pumpkinification objection, charlie brown | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| var merchants | NJTRANSit (and anwen, I guess) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |