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Designing effective auctions for treasury securities

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  • Leonardo Bartolini
  • Carlo Cottarelli

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Most discussions of treasury auction design focus on the choice between two methods for issuing securities--uniform-price or discriminatory auctions. Although auction theory and much recent research appear to favor the uniform-price method, most countries conduct their treasury auctions using the discriminatory format. What are the main issues underlying the debate over effective auction design?

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  • Leonardo Bartolini & Carlo Cottarelli, 1997. "Designing effective auctions for treasury securities," Current Issues in Economics and Finance, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, vol. 3(Jul).
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fednci:y:1997:i:jul:n:v.3no.9
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