Friend-Based Ranking in Practice

Journal article: A planner aims to target individuals who exceed a threshold in a characteristic, such as wealth or ability. The individuals can rank their friends according to the characteristic. We study a strategy-proof mechanism for the planner to use the rankings for targeting. We discuss how the mechanism works in practice when the rankings may contain errors.

Author(s)

Francis Bloch, Matthew Olckers

Journal
  • American Economic Review Papers and Proceedings
Date of publication
  • 2021
Keywords JEL
D82 Z13
Pages
  • 567-571
Version
  • 1
Volume
  • 111