Data, competition, and digital platforms
A monopolist platform uses data to match heterogeneous consumers with multiproduct
sellers. The consumers can purchase the products on the platform or search off the platform …
sellers. The consumers can purchase the products on the platform or search off the platform …
Robust auction design in the auto-bidding world
In classic auction theory, reserve prices are known to be effective for improving revenue for
the auctioneer against quasi-linear utility maximizing bidders. The introduction of reserve …
the auctioneer against quasi-linear utility maximizing bidders. The introduction of reserve …
Multi-channel autobidding with budget and ROI constraints
In digital online advertising, advertisers procure ad impressions simultaneously on multiple
platforms, or so-called channels, such as Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, etc., each of …
platforms, or so-called channels, such as Google Ads, Meta Ads Manager, etc., each of …
Auction design in an auto-bidding setting: Randomization improves efficiency beyond vcg
A Mehta - Proceedings of the ACM Web Conference 2022, 2022 - dl.acm.org
Auto-bidding is an area of increasing importance in the domain of online advertising. We
study the problem of designing auctions in an auto-bidding setting with the goal of …
study the problem of designing auctions in an auto-bidding setting with the goal of …
Gender preferences in job vacancies and workplace gender diversity
Abstract In Spring 2005, the Ombud for Equal Treatment in Austria launched a campaign
notifying employers and newspapers that gender preferences in job ads were illegal. At the …
notifying employers and newspapers that gender preferences in job ads were illegal. At the …
Online Bidding Algorithms for Return-on-Spend Constrained Advertisers✱
We study online auto-bidding algorithms for a single advertiser maximizing value under the
Return-on-Spend (RoS) constraint, quantifying performance in terms of regret relative to the …
Return-on-Spend (RoS) constraint, quantifying performance in terms of regret relative to the …
Online Learning under Budget and ROI Constraints via Weak Adaptivity
We study online learning problems in which a decision maker has to make a sequence of
costly decisions, with the goal of maximizing their expected reward while adhering to budget …
costly decisions, with the goal of maximizing their expected reward while adhering to budget …
[PDF][PDF] Fairness in the autobidding world with machine-learned advice
The increasing availability of real-time data has fueled the prevalence of algorithmic bidding
(or autobidding) in online advertising markets, and has enabled online ad platforms to …
(or autobidding) in online advertising markets, and has enabled online ad platforms to …
Efficiency of the first-price auction in the autobidding world
We study the price of anarchy of the first-price auction in the autobidding world, where
bidders can be either utility maximizers (ie, traditional bidders) or value maximizers (ie …
bidders can be either utility maximizers (ie, traditional bidders) or value maximizers (ie …
Generative Auto-bidding via Conditional Diffusion Modeling
Auto-bidding plays a crucial role in facilitating online advertising by automatically providing
bids for advertisers. Reinforcement learning (RL) has gained popularity for auto-bidding …
bids for advertisers. Reinforcement learning (RL) has gained popularity for auto-bidding …