Kirchkamp, Oliver; Poen, Eva; Reiß, J. Philipp - Wirtschaftswissenschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2008
In this paper we study equilibrium- and experimental bidding behaviour in first-price and second price auctions with outside options. We find that bidders do respond to outside options and to variations of common knowledge about competitors' outside options. However, overbidding in first-price...