investigate several puzzles from the recent auctions literature. Our results suggest that: (1) the reputation of an artist and the … in predicting whether or not an artwork sells at auction, (3) there is little supporting evidence for the widespread …) there is strong evidence in our data for the declining price anomaly, or "afternoon effect". -- Art auctions ; masterpiece …

at a fixed price before an auction. In the "Buy-It-Now" format, the seller has the bargaining power and offers a price … prior to the auction; whereas in the "Sell-It-Now" format, it is the buyer. Both formats are extensively used in online and … auction. …

the effects of governmental support for domestic plants on selection efficiency. -- Auction ; collective tournament …

This paper assesses the effects of changes in scoring weights in auctions, using a unique sample of biddings of private … methodology item to contribute to the job placement of workers. -- scoring auctions ; welfare-to-work …

second price auction; and the multiple price list. The payment mechanisms associated with these methods are widely considered …

selling their production and this affects their decisions to create jobs. Due to search-frictions on the product market …

democracy, subjects first earn their income by trading in a double auction market and thereafter vote on redistributive policies … equilibrium predictions. -- Redistribution ; double auction ; elections ; lobbying …

contestants. Focusing on the two most widely studied types of contest success functions (deterministic all-pay-auctions and logit … CSFs), we show that an all-pay auction is always the preferred CSF from the point of view of the contest designer. This …. -- rent seeking political culture ; discrimination ; contests ; logit contest success function ; all-pay-auction …