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Cramton, Peter - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2012

A proposed auction design for incentive auctions is given. The two-sided auctions enable the exchange of spectrum from …

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The Clock-Proxy Auction: A Practical Combinatorial Auction Design

Cramton, Peter; Ausubel, Lawrence M.; Milgrom, Paul - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2004

We propose the clock-proxy auction as a practical means for auctioning many related items. A clock auction phase is followed by a last-and-final proxy round. The approach combines the simple and transparent price discovery of the clock auction with the efficiency of the proxy auction. Linear...

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Combinatorial Auctions

Cramton, Peter; Shoham, Yoav; Steinberg, Richard - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2004

A comprehensive book on combinatorial auctions?auctions in which bidders can bid on packages of items. The book … by Vernon Smith, an introduction to combinatorial auctions, and twenty-three cross-referenced chapters in five parts … testing the performance of combinatorial auctions, including simulation and experiment. Part V considers four important …

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A Review of the L-Band Auction

Cramton, Peter - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2008

In May 2008, Ofcom’s L-band auction concluded. This was Ofcom’s second combinatorial clock auction. The auction used an innovative format intended to encourage an efficient assignment of the 17 lots. Eight bidders competed for the lots. In sharp contrast to the first combinatorial clock...

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Spectrum Auction Design

Cramton, Peter - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2009

Spectrum auctions are used by governments to assign and price licenses for wireless communications. The standard …. I analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the approach with examples from US spectrum auctions. I then present a … tests and early auctions confirm the advantages of the approach. …

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A Review of the 10-40 GHz Auction

Cramton, Peter - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2008

In February 2008, Ofcom’s 10-40 GHz auction concluded. This was Ofcom’s first combinatorial clock auction. The auction used an innovative format intended to encourage an efficient assignment of the 27 lots. Each of the ten bidders won one or more lots. All 27 lots were assigned. This note...

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Quadratic Core-Selecting Payment Rules for Combinatorial Auctions

Cramton, Peter; Day, Robert - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2008

We report on the use of a quadratic programming technique in recent and upcoming spectrum auctions in Europe …

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Auctioning the Digital Dividend

Cramton, Peter - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2009

I begin by describing some of the problems of the simultaneous ascending auction. Then I present the package clock auction, which retains the benefits, while addressing the weaknesses, of the simultaneous ascending auction. I emphasize two essential elements of the package clock auction: the...

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Activity Rules for the Combinatorial Clock Auction

Cramton, Peter; Ausubel, Lawrence M. - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2012

CCA to spectrum auctions have tended to place most or all reliance on a monotonicity condition in eligibility points. This …

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Using Spectrum Auctions to Enhance Competition in Wireless Services

Cramton, Peter; Kwerel, Evan; Rosston, Gregory; … - University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter … - 2012

Spectrum auctions are used by governments to assign and price licenses for wireless communications. Effective auction …

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