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\begin{lemma}\label{lemma:monotone}
-Our mechanism for \EDP{} is monotone and budget feasible.
+Our mechanism for \EDP{} is $\delta$-monotone and budget feasible.
\end{lemma}
\begin{proof}
Consider an agent $i$ with cost $c_i$ that is
selected by the mechanism, and suppose that she reports
- a cost $c_i'\leq c_i$ while all other costs stay the same.
+ a cost $c_i'\leq c_i-\delta$ while all other costs stay the same.
Suppose that when $i$ reports $c_i$, $OPT'_{-i^*} \geq C V(i^*)$; then, as $s_i(c_i,c_{-i})=1$, $i\in S_G$.
- By reporting a cost $c_i'\leq c_i$, $i$ may be selected at an earlier iteration of the greedy algorithm.
+ By reporting cost $c_i'$, $i$ may be selected at an earlier iteration of the greedy algorithm.
%using the submodularity of $V$, we see that $i$ will satisfy the greedy
%selection rule:
%\begin{displaymath}
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ Our mechanism for \EDP{} is monotone and budget feasible.
\frac{B}{2}\frac{V(S_i\cup\{i\})-V(S_i)}{V(S_i\cup\{i\})}
\leq \frac{B}{2}\frac{V(S_i'\cup\{i\})-V(S_i')}{V(S_i'\cup\{i\})}
\end{align*}
- by the monotonicity and submodularity of $V$. Hence $i\in S_G'$. As
- $OPT'_{-i^*}$, is the optimal value of \eqref{eq:primal} under relaxation $L$ when $i^*$ is excluded from $\mathcal{N}$, reducing the costs can only increase this value, so under $c'_i\leq c_i$ the greedy set is still allocated and $s_i(c_i',c_{-i}) =1$.
+ by the monotonicity and submodularity of $V$. Hence $i\in S_G'$. By
+ $\delta$-decreasingness of
+ $OPT'_{-i^*}$, under $c'_i\leq c_i-\delta$ the greedy set is still allocated and $s_i(c_i',c_{-i}) =1$.
Suppose now that when $i$ reports $c_i$, $OPT'_{-i^*} < C V(i^*)$. Then $s_i(c_i,c_{-i})=1$ iff $i = i^*$.
Reporting $c_{i^*}'\leq c_{i^*}$ does not change $V(i^*)$ nor
$OPT'_{-i^*} \leq C V(i^*)$; thus $s_{i^*}(c_{i^*}',c_{-i^*})=1$, so the mechanism is monotone.