# kaal:claim:6269518-032

**Claim.** Theorem 3b holds that under the integrated solution honest citation is a Nash equilibrium when validators assess citation accuracy and the marginal effect of citation accuracy on the honesty score exceeds the marginal gain from self-citation.

**Type.** condition  **Support.** argued

**Holds when.**

- citation accuracy component contributes forty percent of payment
- reputation bonus applies above a citation accuracy of one half
- validators actually assess citation accuracy

**Source quote.**

> honest citation is a Nash equilibrium when validators assess citation accuracy and the marginal effect of citation accuracy on the honesty score exceeds the marginal gain from self-citation:

**From.** Wulf A. Kaal, *Citation Honesty Mechanisms in Weighted Directed Acyclic Graph Governance* (2026), V.E. Proof of Honest Citation Equilibrium (Theorem 3b), page 15

**Cite as.** Wulf A. Kaal, Citation Honesty Mechanisms in Weighted Directed Acyclic Graph Governance (2026). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6269518

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**Topics.** economics, citation-and-knowledge

**Keywords.** nash-equilibrium, theorem-3b, citation-honesty, game-theory, mechanism-design

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- extends: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/6192998-024
- specializes: https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/5225296-021

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