The purpose of this paper is to compare the two auction techniques (discriminatory and uniform-price auctions) most … auction. Theoretical models arrive at different rankings for expected revenue; however, they do reveal the relationship … between the bids submitted and the auction technique. These results are confirmed both by 'laborator' experiments and the …

a simple design initially enhances competition in the auction. Moreover, the procurer cannot benefit from using a multi …-dimensional auction, as the optimal scoring rule depends only on the price. …

-cost firm under incomplete information: a separating auction implies adverse selection and relies substantially on commitment to … allocation and transfer rules. A pooling auction serves as a commitment device against ex-post opportunistic behavior and … alleviates adverse selection. It can earn the investor a higher expected payoff than a separating auction, even when consistency …

We investigate the effect of overreaction in the fine art market. Using a unique sample of auction prices of modern …) auction pricing estimate. Based on the overreaction hypothesis, we predict that overvalued (undervalued) prints generate a …