We study, theoretically and experimentally, alternative mechanisms to allocate assets when the future value of the asset is unknown at the time of allocation because of strategic uncertainty. We compare auctions, or bidding with money, for the right to play the minimum effort coordination game, with bidding with action (effort) proposals, where bidders with the highest proposed actions are sele...

We consider, theoretically and experimentally, several alternative mechanisms to allocate assets when the future value of an asset is unknown at the time of allocation because of strategic uncertainty. We compare the performance of auctions (bidding with money) for the right to play the minimum effort coordination game with a competitive allocation process where participants bid with game actio...

after four years of publishing the iranian national laboratory standard and following a strategic plan to implement its requirements, it was decided to review the taken actions, evaluating the achievements and the failures, as well as analyzing the gaps and planning the interventional activities to resolve the problems. a thorough evaluation revealed that the progress of implementation process ...