auctions. Joint bidding practices are one of the possible ways of facilitating auction competition. In theory, there are pros …

tends to be limited. Competition is the single most important factor toward auction efficiency and anti-corruption. However …

because of high technical complexity and partly because of auction design flaws. The division of lot contracts is an important … designing efficient auction mechanisms. …

also shown that not only competition but also auction design, especially lot division, is crucial for containing …

Asymmetric auctions are among the most rapidly growing areas in the auction literature. The potential benefits from … improved auction efficiency are expected to be enormous in public procurement auctions related to official development projects …. Entrant bidders are considered a key to enhance competition in an auction and break potential collusive arrangements among …