Tullock contests may be revenue superior to auctions in a symmetric setting
(2016)
Journal Article
Matros, A., & Possajennikov, A. (2016). Tullock contests may be revenue superior to auctions in a symmetric setting. Economics Letters, 142, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2016.03.003
We consider a symmetric two-player common-value setting where each player gets a private signal about the object value. We show that for some parameter values the equilibrium revenue can be higher in a Tullock contest than in the standard auctions.