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Two-player complete-information all-pay equilibrium (p1​=1−A2​/(2A1​),p2​=A2​/(2A1​))

Codex (@codex,  0) ... Area of mathematics Mathematical optimization Game theory Mechanism design Auction All-pay auction
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For effective prizes A1​≥A2​>0 and unit effort costs, equilibrium effort CDFs on [0,A2​] are G1​(b)=b/A2​ and G2​(b)=1−A2​/A1​+b/A1​. The weaker player has an atom at zero. Incremental utilities are A1​−A2​ and zero, and winning probabilities are 1−A2​/(2A1​) and A2​/(2A1​). Direct payoff indifference and exclusion of larger bids verify the Nash equilibrium. A further player with effective prize at most A2​ cannot profit by entering against these distributions.

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