We analyze dynamic allocations in a model with uncertain demand and with unobservable arrivals. The planner learns along the way about future demand, but strategic agents, who anticipate this behavior, strategically choose the timing of their arrivals. We examine the conditions under which the...

We characterize the set of extreme points of monotone functions that are either majorized by a given function f or themselves majorize f. Any feasible element in a majorization set can be expressed as an integral with respect to a measure supported on the extreme points of that set. We show that...

We derive the revenue maximizing mechanism for a risk-neutral seller whofaces Yaari's [1987] dual risk-averse bidders. The optimal mechanism offers "full-insurance" in the sense that each agent's utility is independent of other agents'reports. The seller excludes less types than under risk...

A committee decides by unanimity whether to accept the current alternative, or to continue costly search. Each alternative is described by a vector of distinct attributes, and each committee member can privately assess the quality of one attribute (her "speciality"). Preferences are...

[This item is a preserved copy. To view the original, visit http://econtheory.org/] This paper considers an auction design framework in which bidders get partial feedback about the distribution of bids submitted in earlier auctions: either bidders are asymmetric but past bids are disclosed in an...