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Charity Auctions for the Happy Few [PDF]
Recent literature has shown that all-pay auctions raise more money for charity than winner-pay auctions. We demonstrate that the first-price and second-price winner-pay auctions outperform the first-price and second-price all-pay auction when bidders are
Olivier Bos
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Discrete Clock Auctions: An Experimental Study [PDF]
We analyze the implications of different pricing rules in discrete clock auctions. The two most common pricing rules are highest-rejected bid (HRB) and lowest-accepted bid (LAB).
Erkut Ozbay +3 more
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Bidding Behavior in Multi-Unit Auctions - An Experimental Investigation [PDF]
We present laboratory experiments of five different multi-unit auction mechanisms. Two units of a homogeneous object were auctioned off among two bidders with flat demand for two units.
Veronika Grimm, Dirk Engelmann
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Charity Auctions: A Field Experimental Investigation [PDF]
Auctions are a popular way to raise money for charities, but relatively little is known, either theoretically or empirically, about the properties of charity auctions.
Jessica Holmes +2 more
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Are eBay auctions efficient? A model with buyer entries [PDF]
I use a sequential-auction model to mimic the environment of Internet auction sites, such as eBay. For a sequence of auctions, new buyers may enter the auction site after some of the auctions has completed and only bid for the remaining auctions. Because
Huang, Ching-I
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Synergies are a reason to prefer first-price auctions! [PDF]
In this paper we show that in a private value setting first-price auctions can be preferred to second-price auctions. We consider a sequential auction of two objects with positive synergies and compare both auction formats.
Leufkens, Kasper, Peeters, Ronald
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RELIEVE: Revista Electrónica de Investigación y Evaluación Educativa, 2007 Experimental Economists have designed over the years a wide range of scientific experiments that can be usefully employed nowadays as teaching aids.
Galán Ordax, José Manuel +7 more
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Corruption in Procurement Auctions [PDF]
We review different kinds of corruption that have been observed in procurement auctions and categorize them. We discuss means to avoid corruption, by choice of preferable auction formats, or with the help of technological tools, such as secure electronic
Lengwiler, Yvan, Wolfstetter, Elmar G.
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This paper argues that a better understanding of the business model of web auctions can be reached if we adopt a broader view and provide empirical research from different sites.
Paarlberg, J. +2 more
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Comparing Open and Sealed Bid Auctions: Theory and Evidence from Timber Auctions [PDF]
We study entry and bidding patterns in sealed bid and open auctions with heterogeneous bidders. Using data from U.S. Forest Service timber auctions, we document a set of systematic effects of auction format: sealed bid auctions attract more small bidders,
Enrique Seira +2 more
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