A Non-Speculation Theorem with Applications to Committee Design

Publication Year
2017

Type

Journal Article
Abstract

Various well known agreement theorems show that if players have common knowledge of actions and “veto” option is feasible (Geanakoplos 1994), then they cannot agree to forgo a Pareto optimal outcome simply because of private information in settings with unique equilibrium. We establish a non- speculation theorem, which is more general than Geanakoplos (1994) and can be applicable to political institutions that generate multiple equilibria. We apply this result to a problem of designing an independent committee free of private persuasion. 

Journal
BE Journal of Theoretical Economics
Volume
17
Issue
2
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