Bidding Behaviour in Multi-Unit Auctions – An Experimental Investigation

Engelmann D, Grimm V (2009)


Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2009

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Publisher: Wiley-VCH Verlag

Book Volume: 119

Pages Range: 855-882

Journal Issue: 537

URI: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02249.x/full

DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02249.x

Abstract

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. We test whether expected demand reduction occurs in open and sealed-bid uniform-price auctions. We also test revenue equivalence for these auctions as well as for the Ausubel, the Vickrey and the discriminatory sealed-bid auction. Furthermore, we compare the five mechanisms with respect to the efficient allocation of the units.

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APA:

Engelmann, D., & Grimm, V. (2009). Bidding Behaviour in Multi-Unit Auctions – An Experimental Investigation. The Economic Journal, 119(537), 855-882. https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-0297.2009.02249.x

MLA:

Engelmann, Dirk, and Veronika Grimm. "Bidding Behaviour in Multi-Unit Auctions – An Experimental Investigation." The Economic Journal 119.537 (2009): 855-882.

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