A model of approval with an application to list design

Paola Manzini*, Marco Mariotti*, Levent Ülkü*

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Online technologies enable a host of observable acts, such as wishlisting, that do not quite amount to choice meant as a final selection. Rather, they express interest and a positive attitude towards an item. We gather this type of behaviour under the term approval. With items presented as a list, we propose a model of approval. We completely characterise the model in terms of simple properties of observed approval data. We introduce and study the problem of list design. This captures situations where an interested party can manipulate the approver's behaviour by choosing the list with the aim of maximising an objective.
Original languageEnglish
Article number105821
JournalJournal of Economic Theory
Volume217
Early online date13 Mar 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Apr 2024

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Research Groups and Themes

  • ECON Microeconomic Theory

Keywords

  • Approval behaviour
  • List design

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