Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5071597 Games and Economic Behavior 2015 40 Pages PDF
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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