empirically, about the properties of charity auctions. The small theoretical literature suggests that the all-pay auction should …Auctions are a popular way to raise money for charities, but relatively little is known, either theoretically or … garner more money than winner-pay auctions. We conduct field experiments to test which sealed bid format, first price, second …

that never yield an efficient allocation. Moreover, our results extend the efficiency of auction mechanisms to an …

Germany, we assess the distribution of air pollution and the spatial substitution effects in green versus dirty vehicles. We …

experiment in which buyers and sellers trade a fictitious good in double auction markets. A per-unit tax is imposed on sellers …

This paper assesses the effects of changes in scoring weights in auctions, using a unique sample of biddings of private …

We derive a theoretical model of effort in the presence of career concern based on the multi-unit all-pay auction, and …

. 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 …

. In our environment, sellers achieve this by posting an auction with a reserve price equal to their own valuation, along …