mechanism than the customer-initiated auction. When voting between the two auctions, participants tended to favor the server …

We experimentally examine the effectiveness of a leniency program against bidding rings in two commonly used auctions …

The theoretical literature on collusion in auctions suggests that the first-price mechanism can deter the formation of … likely to affect the bidding behavior in first-price (but not second-price) auctions. We test experimentally a setup in which … collusion in first-price and second-price auctions. Furthermore, failed collusion attempts distort the bidding behavior in the …

If a government auctions the right to market a good, continuity is likely to be of significant importance. In a …

activities. We use an economic experiment to examine whether the market efficiency of conservation auctions increases or … decreases with repetition. Theory predicts that repetition facilitates collusion among sellers in procurement auctions, while … effects, the latter has the upper hand; average bids decrease monotonically over the consecutive auctions. Since repetition …

Winners in online auctions frequently fail to complete purchases. Major auction platforms therefore allow "second …