June 15 - 19, 2026 HIM Workshop
Europe/Berlin timezone

This workshop is directed at the participants in the Trimester Program "Advances in Mechanism Design". It is not possible to apply only for this workshop. 

Researchers from the HCM, in particular, early-career researchers, are welcome upon request.

Scientific Organizers: 

  • Anna Bogomolnaia
  • Florian Brandl

Description: 

Mechanism design without transfers considers the case when outcomes are allocations of objects to agents and do not involve monetary transfers between the agents. There are various legal, ethical, or practical reasons motivating this restriction. The absence of transfers limits the extent to which mechanism design goals can be achieved. The literature thus focuses on proving the existence of and constructing allocations with economically desirable properties rather than incentive-compatible mechanisms implementing those. Indeed, such mechanisms often fail to exist. Recently, this line of work has been picked up by theoretical computer scientists since it gives rise to various computational questions. This workshop focuses on fair division, matching, and other allocation problems without transfers.

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Europe/Berlin
HIM
Poppelsdorfer Allee 45, 1. EG, Lecture room
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The University of Bonn and HIM/HSM are committed to diversity and equal opportunity. We aim to increase the proportion of women in areas where women are underrepresented and to facilitate their careers. We therefore strongly encourage women with relevant qualifications to apply.

To encourage the participation of young researchers facing increased financial burden, such as researchers from developing countries, a small number of funded places are available. Please indicate in your application for which type of financial support you would like to be considered.