{"id":5225,"date":"2025-03-21T23:55:54","date_gmt":"2025-03-21T14:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/?p=5225"},"modified":"2025-03-23T21:42:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T12:42:37","slug":"gto2-3-04-limitations-of-vcg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/ko\/2025\/03\/gto2-3-04-limitations-of-vcg\/","title":{"rendered":"[GT Mechanism] #4. Limitations of VCG"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">GTO2-3-04: Limitations of VCG<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VCG \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc758 \ud55c\uacc4<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc9c0\uae08\uae4c\uc9c0 VCG \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc758 \uc7a5\uc810\uc5d0 \ub300\ud574 \ub9ce\uc774 \ub2e4\ub8e8\uc5c8\uc73c\uba70, \uadf8\ub7f4 \ub9cc\ud55c \uc774\uc720\uac00 \uc788\ub2e4.<br>\uadf8\ub7ec\ub098 VCG\ub294 \uba87 \uac00\uc9c0 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc81c\uc57d \uc0ac\ud56d\uc744 \uac00\uc9c0\uace0 \uc788\uc73c\uba70, \uc774 \uc601\uc0c1\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uadf8 \ud55c\uacc4\ub4e4\uc744 \uc18c\uac1c\ud560 \uac83\uc774\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. \ud504\ub77c\uc774\ubc84\uc2dc \ubb38\uc81c (Privacy)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG requires agents to fully reveal their private information<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This private information may have value to agents that extends beyond the current interaction<br>&#8211; for example, the agents may know that they will compete with each other again in the future<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is often preferable to elicit only as much information from agents as is required to determine the social welfare maximizing choice and compute the VCG payments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG\ub294 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uac00 \uc790\uc2e0\uc758 \uac1c\uc778 \uc815\ubcf4\ub97c \ubaa8\ub450 \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc5d0 \uacf5\uac1c\ud574\uc57c \ud558\ub294 \uad6c\uc870\uc774\ub2e4.<br>\uc774 \uc124\uc815\uc740 \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc774 \uacb0\uc815\ud55c \uc120\ud0dd\uacfc \uc9c0\ubd88\ub9cc\uc774 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uc758 \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc5d0 \uc601\ud5a5\uc744 \ubbf8\uce5c\ub2e4\ub294 \ubaa8\ub378\uc744 \uc804\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc2e0\ub8b0\ud560 \uacbd\uc6b0\uc5d0\ub294 \ubb38\uc81c\uac00 \uc5c6\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc \ud604\uc2e4\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\ub4e4\uc774 \ubc18\ubcf5\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc0c1\ud638\uc791\uc6a9\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\uc73c\uba70, \uadf8 \uacfc\uc815\uc5d0\uc11c \uac1c\uc778 \uc815\ubcf4\ub97c \uacf5\uac1c\ud558\uba74 \ud5a5\ud6c4 \uacbd\uc7c1\uc5d0\uc11c \ubd88\ub9ac\ud574\uc9c8 \uac00\ub2a5\uc131\uc774 \uc874\uc7ac\ud55c\ub2e4.<br>\ub530\ub77c\uc11c \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \ud658\uacbd\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294, \ucd5c\uc18c\ud55c\uc758 \uc815\ubcf4\ub9cc \uacf5\uac1c\ud558\uace0\ub3c4 \uc0ac\ud68c\uc801 \ud6c4\uc0dd \uadf9\ub300\ud654\uc640 VCG \uc9c0\ubd88\uc744 \uacc4\uc0b0\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc774 \uc120\ud638\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG\ub294 \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \ucd5c\uc18c \uc815\ubcf4 \uacf5\uac1c \uc694\uac74\uc744 \ucd08\uacfc\ud558\ub294 \uc815\ubcf4\ub97c \uc694\uad6c\ud558\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc774\ub7f0 \uacbd\uc6b0 VCG\ub294 \uc801\ud569\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. \ub2f4\ud569\uc5d0 \ucde8\uc57d\ud568 (Susceptibility to Collusion)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG\ub294 \ub2f4\ud569(collusion)\uc5d0\ub3c4 \ucde8\uc57d\ud558\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc608\ub97c \ub4e4\uc5b4 \ub3c4\ub85c \uac74\uc124 \uac8c\uc784\uc5d0\uc11c, \uc138 \uba85\uc758 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uac00 \uc788\ub2e4\uace0 \ud558\uc790.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"268\" src=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-1024x268.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-1024x268.png 1024w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-300x79.png 300w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-768x201.png 768w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-1536x402.png 1536w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-12-2048x536.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; \ub3c4\ub85c\ub97c \uac74\uc124\ud558\uba74 \ucd1d \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc740 300\uc774\ub2e4.<br>&#8211; \uac74\uc124\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\uba74 \ucd1d \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc740 250\uc774\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ub530\ub77c\uc11c \ub3c4\ub85c\ub294 \uac74\uc124\ub41c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc774\ub54c Agent 1\uc740 VCG \uc9c0\ubd88 \uaddc\uce59\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c 100\uc744 \ubc1b\uc9c0\ub9cc, \uacb0\uad6d 250\uc744 \uc9c0\ubd88\ud558\uac8c \ub418\uc5b4 \uc21c\uc9c0\ubd88 150\uc744 \ud558\uac8c \ub41c\ub2e4.<br>VCG\ub294 \uac1c\ubcc4\uc801\uc73c\ub85c\ub294 \uc9c4\uc2e4\uc744 \ub9d0\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc774 \uc9c0\ubc30 \uc804\ub7b5\uc774\ub77c\ub294 \ud2b9\uc131\uc744 \ubcf4\uc7a5\ud55c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agent 1\uc774 \uc874\uc7ac\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uc73c\uba74, \ub3c4\ub85c\uac00 \ub9cc\ub4e4\uc5b4\uc9c0\uc9c0 \uc54a\uace0 \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc740 $250<br>Agent 1\uc774 \uc788\uc73c\uba74 \ub3c4\ub85c\uac00 \uc9c0\uc5b4\uc9c0\uace0, \ub2e4\ub978 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8(2, 3)\uc758 \ud6a8\uc6a9 \ud569\uc740 $100<br>\u2192 \\(p_1\\) = 250 &#8211; 100 = 150<br>\uc989, Agent 1\uc740 $150\uc744 \uc9c0\ubd88\ud568.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-1024x267.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-1024x267.png 1024w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-768x200.png 768w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-1536x400.png 1536w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-13-2048x534.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc \ub9cc\uc57d Agent 1\uacfc Agent 2\uac00 \uc11c\ub85c \ud611\uc758\ud558\uc5ec \uc790\uc2e0\ub4e4\uc758 \uac00\uce58\ub97c \uac01\uac01 $50\uc529 \ub192\uc5ec \ubcf4\uace0\ud55c\ub2e4\uba74, \uc774\ub4e4\uc740 \uac01\uc790\uc758 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uc744 $50\uc529 \uc904\uc77c \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4.<br>\uc989, \uc11c\ub85c\uc758 \ubcf4\uace0\uac00 \uc0c1\ub300\ubc29\uc758 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc744 \uc904\uc774\ub294 \ud6a8\uacfc\ub97c \uc77c\uc73c\ud0a8\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agent 1\uc758 \uc120\uc5b8\ub41c value\uac00 \ucee4\uc9c0\uba74,<br>Agent 1\uc740 \u201c\ub354 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc874\uc7ac\u201d\uac00 \ub3fc\uc11c \uc2dc\uc2a4\ud15c\uc5d0\uc11c \ube60\uc84c\uc744 \ub54c \ub354 \ud070 \uc190\ud574\uac00 \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud558\ub294 \uac83\ucc98\ub7fc \ubcf4\uc784<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uadf8\ub7ec\uba74 \uc2e4\uc81c\ub85c\ub294 \uc774\ub807\uac8c \ub428:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Agent 2\uc758 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561 \uacc4\uc0b0\uc2dc, Agent 1\uc774 \ub9e4\uc6b0 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc0ac\ub78c\uc774 \ub410\uae30 \ub54c\ubb38\uc5d0 Agent 2\uac00 \ube60\uc84c\uc744 \ub54c \uc2dc\uc2a4\ud15c\uc774 \uc720\uc9c0\ub420 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uc774\ub85c \uc778\ud574 Agent 2\uac00 less pivotal(\ub35c \uc911\uc2ec\uc801 \uc5ed\ud560\uc744 \ud55c \uc0ac\ub78c)\ucc98\ub7fc \ubcf4\uc774\uac8c \ub428.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ub530\ub77c\uc11c Agent 2\uc758 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uc774 \uc904\uc5b4\ub4ec.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\uadf8\ub9ac\uace0 \ub9c8\ucc2c\uac00\uc9c0\ub85c:<br>Agent 2\uac00 \uc790\uc2e0\uc758 \uac12\uc744 \uc62c\ub838\uae30 \ub54c\ubb38\uc5d0 Agent 1\ub3c4 \ub35c \uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc0ac\ub78c\ucc98\ub7fc \ubcf4\uc774\uace0, Agent 1\uc758 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\ub3c4 \uc904\uc5b4\ub4ec.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens if agents 1 and 2 both increase their declared valuations by $50?<br>The choice is unchanged, but both of their payments are reduced.<br>Thus, while no agent can gain by changing his declaration, group can.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \ud604\uc0c1\uc740 VCG\uac00 \uac1c\ubcc4 \uc804\ub7b5\uc801 \uc9c4\uc2e4\uc131\uc740 \uc720\uc9c0\ud558\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4, \uc9d1\ub2e8\uc801 \ub2f4\ud569\uc5d0\ub294 \ucde8\uc57d\ud558\ub2e4\ub294 \uc810\uc744 \ubcf4\uc5ec\uc900\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 VCG\ub294 \u201c\uc5bc\ub9c8\ub098 pivotal(\uc911\uc694\ud55c \uc5ed\ud560\uc744 \ud588\ub294\uac00)\u201c\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uc774 \uacb0\uc815\ub428.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. \uac80\uc57d\uc131 \ubd80\uc871 (VCG is not Frugal)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG\ub294 \ub54c\ub54c\ub85c \uacfc\ub3c4\ud55c \uc9c0\ubd88\uc744 \ubc1c\uc0dd\uc2dc\ucf1c \ube44\uac80\uc57d\uc801(frugal\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub2e4)\uc774\ub2e4.<br>\uc608\ub97c \ub4e4\uc5b4 \uc774\uc804\uc758 \ub77c\uc6b0\ud305 \ubb38\uc81c\ub97c \ub2e4\uc2dc \ubcf4\uc790.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"730\" height=\"412\" src=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5357\" style=\"width:393px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14.png 730w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-14-300x169.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG can end up paying <strong>arbitrarily more than an agent is willing to accept<\/strong> (or equivalently charging arbitrarily less than an agent is willing to pay)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Consider the effect of AC&#8217;s cost on the payment to AB.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If the cost of this edge increased to 8, our payment to AB would increase to \\(p_{AB} = (-12) &#8211; (-2) = -10\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the cost were any \\(x \\geq 2\\), we would select the path ABEF and would have to make a payment to AB of \\(p_{AB} = (-4-x) &#8211; (-2) = -(x+2)\\).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The gap between agents&#8217; true costs and the payments that they could receive under VCG is unbounded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc774 5\uc774\uace0, \ub450 \ubc88\uc9f8 \ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc774 6\uc774\ub77c\uace0 \ud558\uc790.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc774\ub54c \uc5b4\ub5a4 \ub9c1\ud06c(\uc608: AB)\uc758 \uc18c\uc720\uc790\uc5d0\uac8c \uc9c0\ubd88\ub418\ub294 \uae08\uc561\uc740 \uc790\uc2e0\uc758 \ubcf4\uace0\uc640 \ubb34\uad00\ud558\uac8c, \ub450 \ubc88\uc9f8 \ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c \uacb0\uc815\ub41c\ub2e4.<br>\uc608\ub97c \ub4e4\uc5b4, AC\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc774 2\uc5d0\uc11c 8\ub85c \uc99d\uac00\ud558\uba74, \ub450 \ubc88\uc9f8 \ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c\ub294 12\uac00 \ub418\uba70, \uadf8\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c AB\uac00 \ubc1b\ub294 \uae08\uc561\ub3c4 6\ub9cc\ud07c \uc99d\uac00\ud558\uac8c \ub41c\ub2e4.<br>\uc989, \ub2e4\ub978 \uc0ac\ub78c\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9 \ubcc0\ud654\uac00 \ubcf8\uc778\uc758 \uc218\uc775\uc5d0 \uc601\ud5a5\uc744 \ubbf8\uce58\ub294 \uad6c\uc870\uc774\ub2e4.<br>\uc774\ub294 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uacfc \uc2e4\uc81c \ube44\uc6a9 \uac04\uc758 \ucc28\uc774\uac00 \ubb34\ud55c\uc815 \ucee4\uc9c8 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4\ub294 \ub73b\uc774\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ub610\ud55c, \ub450 \ubc88\uc9f8 \ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c\uc640\uc758 \ucc28\uc774\ub97c \uae30\ubc18\uc73c\ub85c \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uc744 \ucd94\uc815\ud558\ub824 \ud574\ub3c4, \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uc740 \uc5ec\uc804\ud788 \ud574\ub2f9 \uacbd\ub85c\ubcf4\ub2e4 \ud6e8\uc52c \ud074 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c\uc774 \uc218\ud559\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc785\uc99d\ub41c\ub2e4.<br>\uacb0\uacfc\uc801\uc73c\ub85c, VCG\ub294 \ube44\uc6a9 \ub300\ube44 \uacfc\ub3c4\ud55c \ubcf4\uc0c1\uc744 \uc720\ubc1c\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uad6c\uc870\uc774\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are VCG&#8217;s payment at least close to the cost of the second shortest disjoint path?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"258\" src=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-1024x258.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5367\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-1024x258.png 1024w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-300x76.png 300w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-768x193.png 768w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-1536x387.png 1536w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-15-2048x515.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The top path has a total cost of c.<br>VCG picks it, pays each of the k agents \\(c(1+\\epsilon) &#8211; (k-1)\\frac{c}{k}\\).<br>Hence VCG&#8217;s total payment is \\(c(1+k \\epsilon)\\).<br>For fixed \\(\\epsilon\\), VCG&#8217;s payment is \\(\\Theta(k)\\) times (i.e., only a constant away from k times) the cost of the second shortest disjoint path.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8 i\uc758 \uc81c\uac70\uac00 \uc0ac\ud68c\uc801 \ube44\uc6a9\uc5d0 \ub07c\uce58\ub294 \uc601\ud5a5\uc740?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8 i\uac00 \uc5c6\uc73c\uba74, \uc704\ucabd \uacbd\ub85c \uc0ac\uc6a9 \ubd88\uac00\ub2a5\ud558\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc804\uccb4 \uacbd\ub85c\ub294 \uc544\ub798\ucabd \uacbd\ub85c \\((s \\to t)\\)\ub85c \ubc14\ub01c<br>\uc544\ub798\ucabd \uacbd\ub85c\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc740: \\(c(1 + \\varepsilon)\\)<br>\uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8 i\ub97c \uc81c\uc678\ud55c \uc704\ucabd \uacbd\ub85c\uc758 \ub098\uba38\uc9c0 k-1 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc740:<br>\\((k-1)\\cdot \\frac{c}{k} = \\frac{(k-1)c}{k}\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ub530\ub77c\uc11c VCG\uac00 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8 i\uc5d0\uac8c \uc9c0\ubd88\ud558\ub294 \uae08\uc561\uc740: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\(p_i = c\\left(1 + \\varepsilon &#8211; \\frac{k-1}{k}\\right) = c\\left(1 + \\varepsilon &#8211; 1 + \\frac{1}{k}\\right) = c\\left(\\varepsilon + \\frac{1}{k}\\right)\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uac01 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\ub9c8\ub2e4 \ub3d9\uc77c\ud55c \uae08\uc561\uc744 \ubc1b\uc73c\ubbc0\ub85c, \ucd1d \uc9c0\uae09\uc561\uc740: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\\(\\text{Total payment} = k \\cdot p_i = k \\cdot c\\left(\\varepsilon + \\frac{1}{k}\\right) = c(k\\varepsilon + 1) = c(1 + k\\varepsilon)\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ub450 \ubc88\uc9f8 \ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c(\uc544\ub798\ucabd \uacbd\ub85c)\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc740 \\(c(1+\\epsilon)\\)<br>VCG \ucd1d \uc9c0\ubd88\uc561\uc740 \\(c(1+k \\epsilon)\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ub530\ub77c\uc11c, \\(\\frac{\\text{VCG total payment}}{\\text{2nd shortest path cost}} = \\frac{c(1 + k\\varepsilon)}{c(1 + \\varepsilon)} \\approx \\Theta(k)\\)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2192 \\(\\epsilon\\)\uc774 \uc791\uc744\uc218\ub85d VCG\uc758 \ube44\uc6a9\uc740 \ub450 \ubc88\uc9f8 \ucd5c\ub2e8 \uacbd\ub85c \ube44\uc6a9\uc758 \uc57d k\ubc30\uae4c\uc9c0 \ub298\uc5b4\ub0a0 \uc218 \uc788\uc74c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. \uc218\uc775 \ub2e8\uc870\uc131 \uc704\ubc30 (Revenue Monotonicity Violated)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Revenue monotonicity: revenue always weakly increases as agents are added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc9c1\uad00\uc801\uc73c\ub85c\ub294, \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc5d0 \ub354 \ub9ce\uc740 \ucc38\uac00\uc790\ub97c \ucd94\uac00\ud558\uba74 \ucd1d \uc218\uc775\uc774 \uc99d\uac00\ud574\uc57c \ud55c\ub2e4\uace0 \uc0dd\uac01\ud558\uae30 \uc27d\ub2e4. \ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc VCG\ub294 \uadf8\ub807\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-1024x266.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5382\" srcset=\"https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-1024x266.png 1024w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-768x199.png 768w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-1536x398.png 1536w, https:\/\/saraheee.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/image-16-2048x531.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc608\ub97c \ub4e4\uc5b4 \ub3c4\ub85c \uac74\uc124 \uc608\uc2dc\uc5d0\uc11c,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; \uac74\uc124 \uc2dc \ucd1d \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc740 100<br>&#8211; \ube44\uac74\uc124 \uc2dc \ucd1d \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc740 90<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc774\ubbc0\ub85c \ub3c4\ub85c\uac00 \uac74\uc124\ub41c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc774\ub54c Agent 2\ub294 Agent 1\uc774 \uc5c6\uc744 \uacbd\uc6b0 90\uc758 \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc744 \ubc1b\uc73c\ubbc0\ub85c, Agent 2\ub294 90\uc744 \uc9c0\ubd88\ud558\uac8c \ub41c\ub2e4.<br>\ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc Agent 3\ub97c \ucd94\uac00\ub85c \ud22c\uc785\ud558\uc5ec, \uadf8\uac00 Agent 2\uc640 \ub3d9\uc77c\ud55c \ud6a8\uc6a9\uc744 \uac00\uc9c4\ub2e4\uace0 \ud558\uba74, \ub450 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8 \uc911 \ub204\uad6c\ub97c \uc81c\uc678\ud558\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4 \ub3c4\ub85c\ub294 \uc5ec\uc804\ud788 \uac74\uc124\ub41c\ub2e4.<br>\uc989, \ub458 \ub2e4 \ud53c\ubc97 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uac00 \uc544\ub2c8\ubbc0\ub85c, \uc9c0\ubd88\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\ub294\ub2e4. \uacb0\uacfc\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ucd1d \uc218\uc775\uc740 90\uc5d0\uc11c 0\uc73c\ub85c \uac10\uc18c\ud55c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uac8c\ub2e4\uac00 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uac00 \uc790\uc2e0\uc744 \ub458\ub85c \ub098\ub204\uc5b4 \ubcf4\uace0\ud558\uba74, \ub9c8\ucc2c\uac00\uc9c0\ub85c \uc790\uc2e0\uc758 \uc9c0\ubd88\uc744 \uc5c6\uc568 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc Agent 3\uac00 \ucd94\uac00\ub420 \uacbd\uc6b0 \uc544\ubb34\uac83\ub3c4 \uc9c0\ubd88\ud560 \ud544\uc694\uac00 \uc5c6\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding agent 3 causes VCG to make the same choice but to collect zero revenue!<br>Agent 2 could pretend to be two agents and eliminate his payment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. \uc218\uc775 \ud658\uae09 \ubd88\uac00\ub2a5 (Cannot Return All Revenue to Agents)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>We may want to use VCG to induce agents to report their valuations honestly, but may not want to make a profit by collecting money from the agents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Thus, we might want to find some way of <strong>returning the mechanism&#8217;s profits<\/strong> back the agents.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>However, the possibility of receiving a rebate after the mechanism has been run changes the agents&#8217; incentives.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In fact, even if profits are given to a charity that the agents care about, or spent in a way that benefits the local economy and hence benefits the agents, the VCG mechanism is undermined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is possible to return at least some of the revenues to the agents, but it must be done very carefully, and in general not all the money can be returned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc5b4\ub5a4 \uacbd\uc6b0\uc5d0\ub294 \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc774 \uc2e4\uc81c\ub85c \ub3c8\uc744 \uac77\ub294 \uac83\ubcf4\ub2e4 \uc0ac\ud68c\uc801 \uc120\ud0dd\uc744 \ud558\uae30 \uc704\ud55c \ub3c4\uad6c\ub85c \uc0ac\uc6a9\ub418\uae30\ub97c \uc6d0\ud560 \uc218\ub3c4 \uc788\ub2e4.<br>\uc774\ub7f4 \uacbd\uc6b0, \uac77\uc740 \ub3c8\uc744 \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uc5d0\uac8c \ub418\ub3cc\ub824\uc8fc\uace0 \uc2f6\uc744 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\ud558\uc9c0\ub9cc \uc774 \uacfc\uc815\uc774 \uc798\ubabb \uc124\uacc4\ub418\uba74, \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\ub4e4\uc774 \ud658\uae09\uc744 \uace0\ub824\ud55c \uc804\ub7b5\uc801 \ud589\ub3d9\uc744 \ud558\uac8c \ub418\uace0, VCG\uc758 \uc778\uc13c\ud2f0\ube0c \uc815\ub82c \uad6c\uc870\uac00 \ubd95\uad34\ud558\uac8c \ub41c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc608\ub97c \ub4e4\uc5b4,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211; \uc218\uc775\uc744 \uc790\uc120\ub2e8\uccb4\uc5d0 \uae30\ubd80\ud55c\ub2e4\uba74, \uc5d0\uc774\uc804\ud2b8\uac00 \uc790\uc120\ub2e8\uccb4\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \uad00\uc2ec\uc5d0 \ub530\ub77c \uc804\ub7b5\uc744 \ubc14\uafc0 \uc218 \uc788\ub2e4.<br>&#8211; \uc218\uc775\uc744 \uc9c0\uc5ed \uc0ac\ud68c\uc5d0 \ud658\uc6d0\ud558\ub354\ub77c\ub3c4, \uacb0\uacfc\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uc720\ud2f8\ub9ac\ud2f0\uac00 \ubcc0\ud558\uac8c \ub41c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\uacb0\uad6d, \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \ubb38\uc81c\ub97c \ud53c\ud558\ub824\uba74 \ub3c8\uc744 \u2018\ud0dc\uc6b0\ub294(burn)\u2019 \ubc29\uc2dd, \uc989 \uc544\uc608 \uc0ac\uc6a9\ud558\uc9c0 \uc54a\uace0 \uc18c\uac01\ud574\uc57c \ud55c\ub2e4.<br>\uc77c\ubd80 \ubb38\ud5cc\uc5d0\uc11c\ub294 \uc77c\ubd80 \uae08\uc561\uc744 \ub418\ub3cc\ub9ac\ub294 \ubc29\ubc95\uc774 \uc5f0\uad6c\ub418\uc5b4 \uc788\uc73c\ub098, \uc804\uc561\uc744 \ud658\uae09\ud558\ub294 \uac83\uc740 \ubd88\uac00\ub2a5\ud558\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\uc694\uc57d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>VCG \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc740 \uc9c4\uc2e4 \ubcf4\uace0\ub97c \uc720\ub3c4\ud558\uace0, \ud6a8\uc728\uc801\uc778 \uacb0\uacfc\ub97c \ub9cc\ub4e4\uc5b4\ub0b8\ub2e4\ub294 \ud0c1\uc6d4\ud55c \uc7a5\uc810\uc774 \uc788\uc9c0\ub9cc, \ub2e4\uc74c\uacfc \uac19\uc740 \uc911\uc694\ud55c \ub2e8\uc810\ub4e4\ub3c4 \ud568\uaed8 \uace0\ub824\ub418\uc5b4\uc57c \ud55c\ub2e4:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\ud504\ub77c\uc774\ubc84\uc2dc \uce68\ud574 \uac00\ub2a5\uc131<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\ub2f4\ud569\uc5d0 \ub300\ud55c \ucde8\uc57d\uc131<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uacfc\ub3c4\ud55c \uc9c0\ubd88\ub85c \uc778\ud55c \ube44\uac80\uc57d\uc131<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uc218\uc775 \ub2e8\uc870\uc131 \uc704\ubc30<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\uc218\uc775\uc758 \uc804\uba74 \ud658\uae09 \ubd88\uac00\ub2a5\uc131<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>\uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \ubb38\uc81c\uc810\ub4e4\uc740 VCG\uc5d0\ub9cc \uad6d\ud55c\ub41c \uac83\uc774 \uc544\ub2c8\ub77c, \ub2e4\ub978 \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc5d0\uc11c\ub3c4 \uacf5\ud1b5\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \ubc1c\uc0dd\ud560 \uc218 \uc788\ub294 \uc81c\uc57d\uc784\uc744 \ud568\uaed8 \uc778\uc2dd\ud574\uc57c \ud55c\ub2e4.<br>\ub530\ub77c\uc11c \uba54\ucee4\ub2c8\uc998\uc744 \uc124\uacc4\ud558\uac70\ub098 \uc120\ud0dd\ud560 \ub54c, \uc774\ub7ec\ud55c \uc694\uc18c\ub4e4\uc744 \uc885\ud569\uc801\uc73c\ub85c \uace0\ub824\ud574\uc57c \ud55c\ub2e4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Game Theory Online, (4\/6), GTO2-3-04: Limitations of VCG, Dec 3, 2013, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YkyIftAKt3k\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YkyIftAKt3k<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If VCG is so wonderful, why don&#8217;t we use it for everything?  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