This article offers a critical history of the growth of the auctioning paradigm as a method of radio spectrum assignment in Canada. It establishes the growing importance of spectrum access as a primary conduit for computer-mediated communication worldwide, and it demonstrates how the rise of...

Is order-flow an important component of private information possessed by traders in government securities markets? Utilizing a detailed data set on Government of Canada securities auctions, we argue that the answer is yes. Direct participation in these auctions is limited to government...

The 600 MHz auction conducted by Innovation, Science, and Economic Development (ISED) in Canada was a Combinatorial Clock Auction (CCA) that used a spectrum set-aside to prevent three large national wireless providers—specifically, Bell, Rogers, and Telus—from winning the entirety of the...