Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5071597 | Games and Economic Behavior | 2015 | 40 Pages |
Abstract
Our algorithm for bounded distributions applies probabilistic techniques to understand the statistical properties of revenue distributions, obtaining a reduction in the algorithm's search space via dynamic programming. Adapting this approach to MHR and regular distributions requires the proof of novel extreme-value theorems for such distributions. As a byproduct, we show that, for all n, a constant or a polylogarithmic (in n) number of distinct prices suffice for near-optimal revenue for MHR and regular distributions, respectively.
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Authors
Yang Cai, Constantinos Daskalakis,