A Curious Property of Convex Functions and Mechanism Design
Sergiu Hart
Abstract
The solution of a simple problem on convex functions that has
nothing to do with mechanism design---namely, the largest convex
function with given values on the axes---makes use of the payoff
functions of mechanism design.
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First version: September 2012
- Expanded and revised: October 2013
- Minor corrections: November 2016
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