Volunteering and the Strategic Value of Ignorance



(b) For рн = 0.5, cl∕2 cl Inрн = 1 2 In 0.5 3 = c2. With (15),

Iim

T c2


V-1

Z


2 (0.5)2 (3+10


2 + 21n0.5


)+α5(2+3)


0.153.


Hence, if in case (N, I) the pure strategy equilibrium is selected, T = c∕2 = 3. For
the mixed strategy equilibrium, with (17), the value of information for
T > c2 is

(0.5)2 + 120 2 + 21n0.5^

+ 16e- 1+ï

2


which is equal to zero for rT = 3.56.

(c) For рн = 0.25, cl∕2 cl 1nрн = 1 21n0.25 2 = c2. At T = c2,

0.25 , x 1 2          /4     ∖

_ (10 2) e2- 2 +0.25 Ç2 + 2J

1.606.


Thus VZ1 is negative for all T < c2. This implies that T = c2 = 2 for the pure
strategy equilibrium in case
(N, I). Now consider the mixed strategy equilibrium in
case
(N, I) and suppose that T approaches ch2 = 5. Since 1 21n0.25 5, Vzi is
given by (17) and approaches

(0.25)2 (δ+y


1n 0.25^


1 .      1.5            _____

+ -4e-2+ 4 ≈ —0.2097.

By monotonicity, Vzi is negative for all T (1, 5).

References

[1] Amann, E., Leininger, W., 1996. Asymmetric all-pay auctions with incomplete
information: the two-player case. Games and Economic Behavior 14, 1-18.

[2] Bilodeau, M., Slivinski, A., 1996. Toilet cleaning and department chairing: vol-
unteering a public service. Journal of Public Economics 59, 299-308.

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