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positions in derivatives on the assets being auctioned. We show that the final auction price might be either above or below the … auction day. Undervaluation is related positively to the amount of bonds exchanged in the second stage of the auction, as … predicted by theory. We suggest modifications of the settlement procedure to minimize the underpricing …
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their bids in the closing minutes or seconds of an auction. Late bids of this sort are much less frequent in auctions that … show that sniping in a fixed deadline auction can occur even at equilibrium in auctions with private values, as well as in … that apply the automatic extension rule. The strategic differences in the auction rules are reflected in the field data …
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their bids in the closing minutes or seconds of an auction. Late bids of this sort are much less frequent in auctions that … show that sniping in a fixed deadline auction can occur even at equilibrium in auctions with private values, as well as in … that apply the automatic extension rule. The strategic differences in the auction rules are reflected in the field data …
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authority has a reservation price and decides to either reveal or hide it before the auction takes place. We find that when the … private reservation price scheme. Moreover, we show that‚ auction results in less slots being traded than would have been …
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We study innovation contests with asymmetric information and identical contestants, where contestants' efforts and innate abilities generate inventions of varying qualities. The designer offers a reward to the contestant achieving the highest quality and receives the revenue generated by the...
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Feedback mechanisms that allow partners to rate each other after a transaction are considered crucial for the success of anonymous internet trading platforms. We document an asymmetry in the feedback behavior on eBay, propose an explanation based on the micro structure of the feedback mechanism...
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We provide evidence that culture is a source of pricing bias. In a sample of 1.9 million auction transactions in 49 …
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A number of countries used discriminatory government procurement policies as part of stimulus packages designed to alleviate the effects of the global economic crisis. This paper collates and updates the evidence related to the size of procurement markets, the level of home bias they exhibit,...
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-price auction. Before the contest, a fixed number of innovators is selected in an entry auction, in order to address the adverse …
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Public sales art catalogues include low and high pre-sale price estimates by experts. This makes it possible to analyze whether pre-sale estimates are unbiased predictors of realized prices. Unbiasedness is tested using a sample of some 1,600 lots of English silver auctioned by Christie's and...
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