auction data can be learned without restrictions beyond those derived from the relevant economic model. This enables us to … take a nonparametric perspective in discussing how the structure of auction models can be combined with observables to … uncover (or test hypotheses about) primitives of interest in auction markets. We focus on first-price sealed-bid and ascending …

auction outcomes. To establish causality, we exploit multiple discontinuities in the relationship between reserve prices and … vehicle characteristics to present RD estimates of reserve price effects on auction outcomes. Our first set of results show … that, in line with the robust predictions of auction theory, an increase in reserve price decreases the number of bidders …

This paper proposes tests to empirically examine whether auction prices aggregate information away from the limit … convergence of prices and information aggregation. Even partial information aggregation may represent a potential efficiency gain …