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Internet auctions, such as those on eBay, are known for multiple bidding and sniping. Buyers send bids in the closing seconds of an auction, knowing that bids arriving after the closure of the auction are not counted. They also bid several times at the same auction. We model Internet auction as...
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little, fierce competition between providers of similar services is expected. We consider a model where two e … prefer the less popular and cheaper one. -- E-commerce ; Intermediary ; Competition ; Listing fee ; Closing fee …
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inframarginal bids to prevent competition on prices. The seller can obstruct this behavior by tilting her supply schedule and making …
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We compile a new database of grocery prices in Argentina, with over 9 million observations per day. We find uniform pricing both within and across regions - i.e., product prices almost do not vary within stores of a chain. Uniform pricing implies that prices would not change with regional...
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This paper studies the links between competition in the lending market and spreads of bank loans in Brazil. Evidence …
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This paper studies the effects of introducing competition for local passenger railway markets in the German state of … Baden-Württemberg. We compare the evolution of the frequency of service on lines that were exposed to competition for the … further suggest that the effects of competition may depend strongly on the operator. -- Competition for the market …
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This paper studies how competition and vertical structure jointly determine generating capacities, retail prices, and … before they buy electricity in the wholesale market, we show that welfare is highest if competition in generation and …
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claim that market competition and bidding in an auction should be analyzed as part of one game, where the pricing strategies …
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