leasehold rights be sold at public auction. There are two main types of auction: regular English auction and an unusual type … which we call a "two stage auction". The latter type of auction seems more subject to corruption, and to side deals between … positive selection as city officials divert hotter properties to a more corruptible auction form. The paper finds that, overall …

We examine the effect of regime change on privatization using the 2004 election surprise in India. The pro-reform BJP … slated for definite privatization by the BJP dropped by 3.5 percent relative to private firms. Surprisingly, government …-controlled companies that were only under study for possible privatization fell by 7.5 percent relative to private firms. We interpret this …

passed without a bid. The strategic differences in the auction rules are reflected in the auction data by significantly more … about ending the auction playing an important role …

timber auctions, the Forest Service publicly announces its estimates of the tract characteristics before the auction, and …

The empirical analysis of auction data has become a thriving field of research over the past thirty years. Relying on …

"per install" basis--plays a major role in the mix and characteristics of auction winners, and, consequently, in their … number of such users. The distortion becomes worse as the auction gets more competitive and the number of bidders increases …

estimate, as published in the auction catalog …