Triple

T16613937

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Paul R. Milgrom	`E403644`	entity
Predicate	notableWork	`P4`	FINISHED
Object	Milgrom–Weber auction theory Milgrom–Weber auction theory is a foundational framework in auction economics that analyzes bidding and pricing when bidders have interdependent values and asymmetric information.	`E1223585`	NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini

Instruction

Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).

Input

Phrase: Milgrom–Weber auction theory | Statement: [Paul R. Milgrom, notableWork, Milgrom–Weber auction theory]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Milgrom–Weber auction theory
Context triple: [Paul R. Milgrom, notableWork, Milgrom–Weber auction theory]

A. Rubinstein bargaining model
The Rubinstein bargaining model is a foundational game-theoretic framework that analyzes how two parties reach agreement over time through alternating offers under the influence of impatience and strategic delay.
B. A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation (with Jean-Jacques Laffont)
A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation is a foundational economics book that develops a rigorous principal–agent framework for designing optimal contracts and regulatory mechanisms in public procurement and regulated industries.
C. The Market for Lemons
The Market for Lemons is a seminal 1970 economics paper that introduced the concept of information asymmetry to explain how quality uncertainty can cause markets to break down.
D. The Theory of Industrial Organization
The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
E. Nash bargaining solution
The Nash bargaining solution is a foundational concept in game theory that defines a fair and efficient outcome for two-party bargaining problems based on axioms of rationality and symmetry.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1

Instruction

Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"

Input

Entity: Milgrom–Weber auction theory
Triple: [Paul R. Milgrom, notableWork, Milgrom–Weber auction theory]

Generated description

Milgrom–Weber auction theory is a foundational framework in auction economics that analyzes bidding and pricing when bidders have interdependent values and asymmetric information.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Milgrom–Weber auction theory
Target entity description: Milgrom–Weber auction theory is a foundational framework in auction economics that analyzes bidding and pricing when bidders have interdependent values and asymmetric information.

A. Rubinstein bargaining model
The Rubinstein bargaining model is a foundational game-theoretic framework that analyzes how two parties reach agreement over time through alternating offers under the influence of impatience and strategic delay.
B. A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation (with Jean-Jacques Laffont)
A Theory of Incentives in Procurement and Regulation is a foundational economics book that develops a rigorous principal–agent framework for designing optimal contracts and regulatory mechanisms in public procurement and regulated industries.
C. The Market for Lemons
The Market for Lemons is a seminal 1970 economics paper that introduced the concept of information asymmetry to explain how quality uncertainty can cause markets to break down.
D. The Theory of Industrial Organization
The Theory of Industrial Organization is a foundational economics textbook by Jean Tirole that systematically develops modern industrial organization theory using game-theoretic tools.
E. Nash bargaining solution
The Nash bargaining solution is a foundational concept in game theory that defines a fair and efficient outcome for two-party bargaining problems based on axioms of rationality and symmetry.
F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step	Stage	Batch ID	Status	When
creating	Elicitation	`batch_69d883897eb481909eaaa088ba9918d9`	completed	April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69e360983d2c8190b1fe7f18aedfbde1`	completed	April 18, 2026, 10:44 a.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_6a0075aeaa9881908bdef0f9f2b52e60`	completed	May 10, 2026, 12:10 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_6a007705f57881908b07a20ae8957c64`	completed	May 10, 2026, 12:16 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_6a007b18f0b08190a9ddc6ad7358d6b8`	completed	May 10, 2026, 12:33 p.m.

Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:17 a.m.