Evolutionary Implementation and Congestion Pricing
研究道路网络规划者面临的信息不对称和行动隐藏问题,提出一种基于价格方案的新机制,通过演化过程让参与者学会高效行为,实现去中心化的拥堵定价。
We consider an implementation problem faced by a planner who manages a roadway network. The problem entails both hidden information and hidden actions. We solve the planner's problem by introducing a new class of mechanisms and a new notion of implementation. The mechanisms, called price schemes, attach transfers to the available routes; they do not involve direct revelation. The method of implementation is evolutionary, requiring that players who follow any reasonable myopic adjustment process eventually learn to behave as the planner desires. We show that efficient behaviour can be guaranteed using simple, decentralized price schemes. Copyright 2002, Wiley-Blackwell.