Budget-balanced mechanism

In mechanism design, a branch of economics, a budget-balanced (BB) mechanism is a mechanism in which the total payment made by the participants is at least 0. This means that the mechanism operator does not incur a deficit, i.e., does not have to subsidize the market. Budget balance is considered a necessary requirement for the economic feasibility of a mechanism.

Budget-balanced mechanism

In mechanism design, a branch of economics, a budget-balanced (BB) mechanism is a mechanism in which the total payment made by the participants is at least 0. This means that the mechanism operator does not incur a deficit, i.e., does not have to subsidize the market. Budget balance is considered a necessary requirement for the economic feasibility of a mechanism.