We investigate experimentally whether emotions affect bidding behavior in a firstprice auction. To induce emotions, we … confront subjects after a first auction series with apositive or negative random economic shock. We then explore the relation … between emotions andbidding behavior in a second auction series. Our main results are: (i) the economic shock has asubstantial …

-price dimensions after the auction. Both auctions theoretically implement the surplus maximizing mechanism. Our experiment confirms …

as equilibrium phenomena of the ascending auction. In a series of experiments, we compare its performance to that of the … discriminatory auction. Strategic demand reduction is quite prevalent in the ascending auction even when entry by the newcomer … imposes a (large) negative externality on incumbents. As a result, the ascending auction performs worse than the …

laboratory experiment, we compare the effects of bidders' limited liability in the first-price sealed-bid auction and the English … auction in a common value setting. Our data strongly reject our theoretical prediction that the English auction leads to less … aggressive bids and fewer bankruptcies than the first-price sealed-bid auction. X-cursedness gives a robust explanation of our …

We contribute to the literature on the optimal design of auction mechanisms for the procurement of nature conservation … activities. We use an economic experiment to examine whether the market efficiency of conservation auctions increases or …

In a door-to-door fundraising field experiment, we study the impact of fundraising mechanisms on charitable giving. We … approached about 4500 households, each participating in either an all-pay auction, a lottery, a non-anonymous voluntary … contribution mechanism (VCM), or an anonymous VCM. In contrast to the VCMs, households competed for a prize in the all-pay auction …

We study the relative performance of the first-price sealed-bid auction and the second-price sealed-bid auction in a … laboratory experiment where bidders can signal information through their bidding behavior to an outside observer. We consider two … winner's payment to an outside observer. We find that the first-price sealed-bid auction in which the winner's payment is …

In a field experiment, we study the revenue-generating properties of premium auctions. In a premium auction, the runner … experiment, we compare two types of premium auctions with the standard Vickrey auction selling high-quality, limited … that the relative performance of premium auctions compared to standard auction formats is context-specific. In the …

question of the value added of letting the sourcing process consist of both an auction and a negotiation stage, theoretically … and in a laboratory experiment. Our theoretical results suggest that in a setting where the buyer and the suppliers have … auction is beneficial to the buyer compared to no communication and ex-ante communication. In a setting where the buyer and …

aggregate dispersed information. Another reason behind the frequent utilization of open auction formats may be that they … activate revenue enhancing biases. In an experiment, we compare three auctions that differ in how much information is revealed … and in the potential activation of behavioral biases: (i) the ascending Vickrey auction, a closed format; and two open …