Because mechanism designers do not generally know which outcomes are optimal in advance, they have to proceed more indirectly than simply prescribing outcomes by fiat; in particular, the mechanisms designed must generate the information needed as they are executed.
No one-liner can ever be optimal.
The optimal thing to do is to lock in your interest rate.
Well I believe in the desirability of an optimal society.
Remarkably, under this pricing scheme, it is optimal for each advertiser to bid his actual value per click, regardless of what other advertisers do.
Only 20 percent of children are getting optimal sleep, and nearly half are getting insufficient sleep. This is affecting all areas of their life.
The calming, relaxing feeling Tai Chi creates is great stress relief. It's really about restoring all your body's systems to an optimal level of performance.
This is all a very politicized process. They're going to need to go out and shop this measure, and they want to be sure the ballot title is optimal. And they have opponents who want to be sure the ballot title is optimal for their purposes.
As always, we prepare for all sorts of contingencies. And the first few days of the flight up until docking on Day 3 are all spent really in the rendezvous because we launch at a time that puts us in an optimal position to catch up to station.
Consumers have many options for entertainment and leisure time. Theater operators must continue to innovate and to create the optimal experience.