Implementation of the revenue-maximizing auction by an ignorant seller

Bernard J.-M. Caillaud () and Jacques Robert ()

Review of Economic Design, 2005, vol. 9, issue 2, pages 127-143

Abstract: In a general auction framework with independent private values, we propose a game, with a simple economic interpretation, that allows to implement the revenue-maximizing auction outcome when the seller ignores the distributions of the different bidders’ valuations. In this detail-free implementation procedure, an ascending-price contest is organized and the winner volunteers a payment to the seller; this payment can then be challenged by another bidder who knows the distribution of the winner’s valuation. Copyright Springer-Verlag Berlin/Heidelberg 2005

Date: 2005

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