Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kang, Benjamin, Unwin, James
Format: Preprint
Published: 2020
Subjects:
Online Access:https://arxiv.org/abs/2002.02599
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Table of Contents:
  • In an auction each party bids a certain amount and the one which bids the highest is the winner. Interestingly, auctions can also be used as models for other real-world systems. In an all pay auction all parties must pay a forfeit for bidding. In the most commonly studied all pay auction, parties forfeit their entire bid, and this has been considered as a model for expenditure on political campaigns. Here we consider a number of alternative forfeits which might be used as models for different real-world competitions, such as preparing bids for defense or infrastructure contracts.