Abstract
A generalization of the well-known Vickrey auctions are lottery qualification auctions – where the m highest bidders win the good with uniform probability, and pay the m+1st highest bid upon winning. A random lottery qualification mechanism decides the integer m randomly. We characterize the class of mechanisms which are payoff equivalent to the random lottery qualification auctions. The key property characterizing this class of mechanisms is one which states that only the ordinal comparison of willingness-to-pay across individuals is relevant in determining the allocation. The mechanisms can be seen as compromising between ex-post utility efficiency and monetary efficiency.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1-10 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Social Choice and Welfare |
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Publication status | Published - 28 Aug 2020 |