This paper assesses the effects of changes in scoring weights in auctions, using a unique sample of biddings of private … scoring weights of the quality items result in higher price bids, particularly of WTW-firms that are bidding for the first …

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. The small theoretical literature suggests that the all-pay auction should … garner more money than winner-pay auctions. We conduct field experiments to test which sealed bid format, first price, second …

. To this purpose, we collect a data set on the Italian municipal governments and all the procurement auctions they … importantly, the winning rebate. Interestingly, we also find that the probability that the same firm is awarded more auctions, or … of favoritism in repeated procurement auctions, where time reveals collusive types, thus increasing the value of illegal …