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Revenue-optimal public-project auction (x(v)=1{∑i​ϕi​(vi​)≥0}​)

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In a public-project single-parameter mechanism, all players receive the same binary allocation. For independent regular priors and voluntary participation with zero outside utility, maximizing virtual surplus means providing the project exactly when ∑i​ϕi​(vi​)≥0. The allocation is monotone in each value, so critical-value payments implement it with dominant-strategy incentive compatibility and ex post individual rationality. For independent uniform values on [0,1], the condition is ∑i​vi​≥n/2, with winning payment max{0,n/2−∑j=i​vj​}.

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