from otree.api import ( models, widgets, BaseConstants, BaseSubsession, BaseGroup, BasePlayer, Currency as c, currency_range ) doc = '\nIn a common value auction game, players simultaneously bid on the item being\nauctioned.
\nPrior to bidding, they are given an estimate of the actual value of the item.\nThis actual value is revealed after the bidding.
\nBids are private. The player with the highest bid wins the auction, but\npayoff depends on the bid amount and the actual value.
\n' class Constants(BaseConstants): name_in_url = 'common_value_auction' players_per_group = 2 num_rounds = 2 min_allowable_bid = c(0) max_allowable_bid = c(100) estimate_error_margin = c(0) instructions_template = 'common_value_auction/instructions.html' class Subsession(BaseSubsession): def creating_session(self): for g in self.get_groups(): import random item_value = random.uniform( Constants.min_allowable_bid, Constants.max_allowable_bid ) g.item_value = round(item_value, 1) class Group(BaseGroup): item_value = models.CurrencyField(doc='Common value of the item to be auctioned random for treatment') highest_bid = models.CurrencyField() def set_winner(self): import random players = self.get_players() self.highest_bid = max([p.bid_amount for p in players]) players_with_highest_bid = [ p for p in players if p.bid_amount == self.highest_bid ] winner = random.choice( players_with_highest_bid ) # if tie, winner is chosen at random winner.is_winner = True for p in players: p.set_payoff() def generate_value_estimate(self): import random minimum = self.item_value - Constants.estimate_error_margin maximum = self.item_value + Constants.estimate_error_margin estimate = random.uniform(minimum, maximum) estimate = round(estimate, 1) if estimate < Constants.min_allowable_bid: estimate = Constants.min_allowable_bid if estimate > Constants.max_allowable_bid: estimate = Constants.max_allowable_bid return estimate class Player(BasePlayer): item_value_estimate = models.CurrencyField(doc='Estimate of the common value may be different for each player') bid_amount = models.CurrencyField(doc='Amount bidded by the player', max=Constants.max_allowable_bid, min=Constants.min_allowable_bid) is_winner = models.BooleanField(doc='Indicates whether the player is the winner', initial=False) def set_payoff(self): if self.is_winner: self.payoff = self.group.item_value - self.bid_amount if self.payoff < 0: self.payoff = 0 else: self.payoff = 0