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Comparing open and sealed bid auctions : theory and evidence from timber auctions
Athey, Susan; Levin, Jonathan; Seira, Enrique - 2004
We study entry and bidding patterns in sealed bid and open auctions with heterogeneous bidders. Using data from U ….S. Forest Service timber auctions, we document a set of systematic effects of auction format: sealed bid auctions attract more … extends the theory of private value auctions with heterogeneous bidders to capture participation decisions, that can account …
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Chapter 32 An Empirical Perspective on Auctions
Hendricks, Ken; Porter, Robert H. - In: Handbook of industrial organization : volume 3, (pp. 2073-2143). 2007
We describe the economics literature on auction markets, with an emphasis on the connection between theory, empirical practice, and public policy, and a discussion of outstanding issues. We describe some basic concepts, to highlight some strengths and weaknesses of the literature, and so...
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Heterogeneity and fine wine prices : application of the quantile regression approach
Amédée-Manesme, Charles-Olivier; Faye, Benoît; Le … - In: Applied economics 52 (2020) 26, pp. 2821-2840
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The residency discount for rents in Germany and the Tenancy Law Reform Act 2001 : evidence from quantile regressions
Fitzenberger, Bernd; Fuchs, Benjamin - 2016
Most countries show a residency discount in rents for sitting tenants. In the wake of strong rent increases and housing shortages, Germany implemented a reform in 2001 to curtail rent increases. Based on linked housing-tenant data for Germany, this paper estimates panel OLS and quantile...
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Explaining the body mass index gaps between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002 - 2012 : a decomposition analysis of socio-economic causes
Dang, Rui - 2015
In this paper, we decompose body mass index (BMI) differences between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany for women and men. We focus on isolating the part of BMI differences that can be explained by differences in observed socioeconomic status from the part attributable to...
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Explaining the body mass index gaps between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002 - 2012 : a decomposition analysis of socio–economic causes
Dang, Rui - 2015
In this paper, we decompose body mass index (BMI) differences between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany for women and men. We focus on isolating the part of BMI differences that can be explained by differences in observed socioeconomic status from the part attributable to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011339846
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Explaining the body mass index gaps between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany 2002 - 2012 : a decomposition analysis of socio-economic causes
Dang, Rui - 2015
In this paper, we decompose body mass index (BMI) differences between Turkish immigrants and Germans in West Germany for women and men. We focus on isolating the part of BMI differences that can be explained by differences in observed socioeconomic status from the part attributable to...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011343750
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Penalized quantile regression with semiparametric correlated effects : applications with heterogeneous preferences
Harding, Matthew C.; Lamarche, Carlos - 2013
This paper proposes new ℓ1-penalized quantile regression estimators for panel data, which explicitly allows for individual heterogeneity associated with covariates. We conduct Monte Carlo simulations to assess the small sample performance of the new estimators and provide comparisons of new...
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Does the link between unemployment and crime depend on the crime level? : a quantile regression approach
Entorf, Horst; Sieger, Philip - 2014
Two alternative hypotheses - referred to as opportunity- and stigma-based behavior - suggest that the relationship between unemployment and crime also depends on preexisting local crime levels. In order to analyze conjectured nonlinearities between both variables, we are using quantile...
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What if you had been less fortunate : the effects of poor family background on current labor market outcomes
Cho, Sungwook; Heshmati, Almas - 2013
This study examines the correlation between childhood poverty and its influence on adulthood wage distribution, where childhood poverty refers to experience of poverty or poor family background during one's childhood. With the data from Korean Labor Income Panel Study, KLIPS, quantile regression...
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