diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
 *.lo
 *.o
 
+# latex stuff
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.pdf
+
 /.deps/
 /.libs/
 /Makefile
diff --git a/tex-stuff/Makefile b/tex-stuff/Makefile
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+TEX_FILES = $(find -iname '*.tex')
+IMG_SRCS = $(wildcard img/*)
+
+all: $(TEX_FILES) $(IMG_SRCS) Makefile
+	pdflatex math.tex && pdflatex math.tex
+clean:
+	rm -f *.aux *.bbl *.blg *.log *.pdf *.toc *.nav *.out *.snm *.vrb
diff --git a/tex-stuff/math.tex b/tex-stuff/math.tex
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+\documentclass{article}
+\usepackage[a4paper, margin=2cm]{geometry}
+\usepackage{amsmath}
+\begin{document}
+\section{first price auction with tie breaking and private outcome}
+\begin{align}
+	v_{aj} & = \frac{\prod_{i=1}^n \gamma_{aj}^{\times i}}{\prod_{i=1}^n \varphi_{aj}^{\times i}} \\[2.0ex]
+	& = \frac{\prod_{i=1}^n \gamma_{aj}^{\times i}}{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\prod_{h=1}^n \delta_{aj}^{\times h}\right)^{x_{+i}}} \\[2.0ex]
+	& = \frac{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\left(\prod_{h=1}^n \prod_{d=j+1}^k \alpha_{hd}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{d=1}^{j-1} \alpha_{ad}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{h=1}^{a-1} \alpha_{hj}\right)\right)^{m_{aj}^{+i}}}{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\prod_{h=1}^n \left(\left(\prod_{s=1}^n \prod_{d=j+1}^k \beta_{sd}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{d=1}^{j-1} \beta_{ad}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{s=1}^{a-1} \beta_{sj}\right)\right)^{m_{aj}^{+h}}\right)^{x_{+i}}} \\[2.0ex]
+	& = \frac{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\left(\prod_{h=1}^n \prod_{d=j+1}^k b_{hd} y^{r_{hd}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{d=1}^{j-1} b_{ad} y^{r_{ad}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{h=1}^{a-1} b_{hj} y^{r_{hj}}\right)\right)^{m_{aj}^{+i}}}{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\prod_{h=1}^n \left(\left(\prod_{s=1}^n \prod_{d=j+1}^k g^{r_{sd}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{d=1}^{j-1} g^{r_{ad}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{s=1}^{a-1} g^{r_{sj}}\right)\right)^{m_{aj}^{+h}}\right)^{x_{+i}}} \\[2.0ex]
+	& = \frac{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\left(\prod_{h=1}^n \prod_{d=j+1}^k b_{hd} \left(\prod_{t=1}^n g^{x_{+t}}\right)^{r_{hd}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{d=1}^{j-1} b_{ad} \left(\prod_{t=1}^n g^{x_{+t}}\right)^{r_{ad}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{h=1}^{a-1} b_{hj} \left(\prod_{t=1}^n g^{x_{+t}}\right)^{r_{hj}}\right)\right)^{m_{aj}^{+i}}}{\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\prod_{h=1}^n \left(\left(\prod_{s=1}^n \prod_{d=j+1}^k g^{r_{sd}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{d=1}^{j-1} g^{r_{ad}}\right)\cdot\left(\prod_{s=1}^{a-1} g^{r_{sj}}\right)\right)^{m_{aj}^{+h}}\right)^{x_{+i}}}
+\end{align}
+
+\subsection{outcome function}
+\begin{align}
+	v_a & = \left((2U-I)\sum_{i=1}^n b_i-(2M+1)\mathbf{e}+(2M+2)Lb_a\right)R_a^* \\[2.0ex]
+	v_{aj} & = \left(\sum_{i=1}^n \left(\sum_{d=j}^k b_{id} + \sum_{d=j+1}^k b_{id}\right)-(2M+1)+(2M+2)\sum_{d=1}^j b_{ad}\right)R_a^* \\[2.0ex]
+	& \text{switch from additive finite group to multiplicative finite group} \\[2.0ex]
+	v_{aj} & = \left(\frac{\displaystyle\prod_{i=1}^n \left(\prod_{d=j}^k b_{id} \cdot \prod_{d=j+1}^k b_{id}\right) \cdot \left(\prod_{d=1}^j b_{ad}\right)^{2M+2}}{(2M+1)g}\right)R_a^* \\[2.0ex]
+\end{align}
+
+\subsection{fixes to step 5 in (M+1)st Price auction from the 2003 paper pages 9 an 10}
+\begin{align}
+	\gamma_{ij} = & \frac{\prod_{h=1}^n \prod_{d=j}^k (\alpha_{hd}\alpha_{h,d+1})\left(\prod_{d=1}^j \alpha_{id}\right)^{2M+2}}{(2M+1)Y} \\
+	\text{changed to} & \frac{\prod_{h=1}^n \left(\prod_{d=j}^k \alpha_{hd} \cdot \prod_{d=j+1}^k \alpha_{hd}\right)\left(\prod_{d=1}^j \alpha_{id}\right)^{2M+2}}{Y^{2M+1}} \\[2.0ex]
+	\delta_{ij} = & \prod_{h=1}^n \prod_{d=j}^k (\beta_{hd}\beta_{h,d+1})\left(\prod_{d=1}^j \beta_{id}\right)^{2M+2} \\
+	\text{changed to} & \prod_{h=1}^n \left(\prod_{d=j}^k \beta_{hd} \prod_{d=j+1}^k \beta_{hd}\right)\left(\prod_{d=1}^j \beta_{id}\right)^{2M+2}
+\end{align}
+\end{document}