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Author: Vasiliki Skreta

  • Honesty is the best policy: how ‘gaming the system’ costs everyone

    Behaviour & decision-making

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    23rd July 2026

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    Vasiliki Skreta

    Whenever a score is used to allocate something valuable that cannot be priced, people have an incentive to manipulate it. The policy question is whether allocation rules can be designed that deter gaming while still targeting those who genuinely merit what is being allocated. The answer is yes.

    Honesty is the best policy: how ‘gaming the system’ costs everyone

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