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Explore the equilibrium model in Google auctions where advertisers aim to secure a preferred slot while balancing profit expectations. Understand the key principles of equilibrium pricing recursion and value bounds to derive optimal pricing strategies.
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Hal Varian Nash equilibrium of Google auction
Simplified model • Advertiser in slot s pays price ps • (In Google auction this is bid of the advertiser below but we don’t need that here.) • Equilibrium: Each advertiser prefers to be in slot it is in than any other slot. In particular each advertiser doesn’t want to move up or down 1 position. • Each advertiser cares about expected profit.
Equilibrium • Notation • Equilibrium
Pricing recursion and value bounds • So prices must satisfy • Allows us to solve for equilibrium prices • Rearranging • Bid until incremental cost per click exceeds value