Mechanism design (sometimes called reverse game theory) is a field in game theory studying solution concepts for a class of private information games. The distinguishing features of these games are:
- that a game "designer" chooses the game structure rather than inheriting one
- that the designer is interested in the game's outcome
Such a game is called a "game of mechanism design" and is usually solved by motivating agents to disclose their private information. The 2007 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences was awarded to Leonid Hurwicz, Eric Maskin, and Roger Myerson "for having laid the foundations of mechanism design theory".
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