This paper examines bidding in auctions for state highway construction contracts on Long Island in the early 1980s, in order to determine whether bid rigging occurred. Detection of collusion is possible because of limited participation in the collusive scheme. The paper looks at differences in...

This paper examines bidding in auctions for state highway construction contracts on Long Island in the early 1980s, in order to determine whether bid rigging occurred. Detection of collusion is possible because of limited participation in the collusive scheme. The paper looks at differences in...

We study the effect on cost overruns of auction formats (average bid as opposed to first price rule) conditional on the entry mechanisms (open as opposed to restricted participation).The dataset is a panel of auctions held in the Italian Veneto region between 2004 and 2006. It includes small...