Ye, Lixin - In: Contributions to Theoretical Economics 4 (2004) 1, pp. 1158-1158
We consider a single object, independent private value auction model with entry. Potential bidders are ex ante … that may lead to updated beliefs about other entrants' valuations. It is shown that the Vickrey auction with free entry … rich, then the Vickrey auction, up to its equivalent class, is also the only optimal sealed-bid auction. …