A Mechanism Design Approach to Allocating Travel Funds

TL;DR

This paper discusses how to design a travel fund allocation method for faculty that is resistant to manipulation by applying game theory principles.

Contribution

It introduces a game-theoretic mechanism design approach to prevent faculty from exploiting the travel fund allocation process.

Findings

Proposes a manipulation-resistant allocation mechanism

Demonstrates the effectiveness of the mechanism through theoretical analysis

Provides guidelines for implementing fair travel fund distribution

Abstract

I explain how faculty members could exploit a method to allocate travel funds and how to use game theory to design a method that cannot be manipulated.