Man pages for qdfauction
Nonparametric Quantile Density Estimation and Structural Analysis of First-Price Auctions

bcv_criterionCross-validation criteria for quantile density estimators
bid_iccBetween-auction share of residual bid variance
block_length_autoAutomatic block length for the auction bootstrap
copula_fitPseudo-maximum-likelihood estimation of an Archimedean copula...
copula_psiCopula multiplier and diagonal functions of exchangeable...
copula_psi_npNonparametric estimator of the copula multiplier
copula_spec_testSpecification test for a parametric copula of the private...
copula_tau_to_thetaConvert between Kendall's tau and the copula parameter
density_marmer_shneyerovQuantile-based density estimator of Marmer and Shneyerov...
dwt_periodicPeriodic discrete wavelet transform
fpa_bid_functionEquilibrium bid function of a symmetric first-price auction
fpa_block_bootBlock bootstrap of a statistic of the recovered values
fpa_corner_testTest for a corner solution of the optimal reserve under...
fpa_densityNonparametric estimation of the private-value density in...
fpa_density_bootBootstrap confidence intervals and bands for any...
fpa_density_ciConfidence intervals and uniform confidence bands for the...
fpa_density_cvCompare density estimators by held-out log-likelihood
fpa_evaluate_valuesEvaluate recovered values or an estimated density against the...
fpa_montecarloMonte Carlo comparison of estimators
fpa_optimal_reserveOptimal reserve price from recovered private values
fpa_revenuePlug-in estimator of the seller's expected revenue
fpa_revenue_bootBootstrap inference for the expected-revenue estimator
fpa_revenue_modelExpected revenue and optimal reserve price of a known model
fpa_revenue_qdExpected revenue and optimal reserve by the quantile-density...
fpa_simulateSimulate first-price sealed-bid auctions
fpa_ugridQuantile grid used for the equilibrium computations
fpa_valuesRecover private values from first-price auction bids
fpa_virtual_value_modelAffiliated virtual value
kde_hhBoundary-corrected kernel density estimator of Hickman and...
loclin_smoothLocal-linear smoother with Gaussian kernel
make_kernelConstruct and check a kernel for the kernel-type estimators
phi_jkEvaluate scaling functions phi_{j,k}(z) = 2^{j/2}phi(2^j z -...
plot.fpa_densityPlot an estimated private-value density
plot.fpa_density_ciPlot a GPV density estimate with confidence bands
plot.fpa_revenue_bootPlot a revenue curve with bootstrap bands
plot.fpa_valuesPlot recovered private values against bids
plot.qdfPlot a quantile density estimate
predict.qdfPredict from a fitted quantile density estimate
proc_check_winning_bidWinning-bid check for the dependence specification
proc_costExpected procurement cost with a price ceiling
proc_cost_bootBootstrap standard errors for expected procurement cost
proc_MReflection constant for procurement bids
proc_optimal_ceilingOptimal price ceiling for a procurement auction
proc_simulateSimulate equilibrium procurement bids
proc_valuesRecover private costs from procurement (lowest-bid-wins)...
psi_jkMother wavelet and periodised wavelet basis on the unit...
qdfNonparametric estimation of a quantile density function
qdf_jonesIndirect estimators of the quantile density
qdf_kernelDirect kernel estimators of the quantile density
qdf_poissonSeries estimators of the quantile density
qdf_waveletWavelet estimators of the quantile density
qdf_wavelet_nlNonlinear wavelet estimators of the quantile density with...
quantile_indirect_poissonSmoothed quantile function implied by the indirect Poisson...
rcopula_archimedeanSimulate exchangeable Archimedean copula scores
resample_blocksCircular moving-block resample of auction indices
scaling_functionTabulate the scaling function by the Daubechies-Lagarias...
select_bandwidthSelect the smoothing parameter of a quantile density...
select_fpa_densityCross-validated choice of the wavelet resolution level and...
select_waveletCross-validated choice of (j0, h) for the wavelet estimator
threshold_coefficientsThreshold wavelet coefficients
timberUSFS timber sealed-bid auctions (homogenised bids)
wavelet_filterOrthonormal wavelet filters
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