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Equilibrium Bid-Price Dispersion

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  • Boyan Jovanovic
  • Albert J. Menkveld

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If bidding in a pure common-value auction is costly and bidders do not know how many others are also bidding, all equilibria are in mixed strategies. Participation is probabilistic, and bid prices are dispersed. The symmetric equilibrium is unique and yields simple analytic expressions. We use them to, for example, show that bid prices exhibit negative skewness. The expressions are further used to estimate the model based on bidding on a Standard & Poor’s 500 security. We find that the number of bidders declined over time, making liquidity supply fragile.

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  • Boyan Jovanovic & Albert J. Menkveld, 2022. "Equilibrium Bid-Price Dispersion," Journal of Political Economy, University of Chicago Press, vol. 130(2), pages 426-461.
    • Handle: RePEc:ucp:jpolec:doi:10.1086/717454
    DOI: 10.1086/717454
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    1. Wang, Chaojun, 2023. "The limits of multi-dealer platforms," Journal of Financial Economics, Elsevier, vol. 149(3), pages 434-450.
    2. Gehrig, Thomas & Ritzberger, Klaus, 2022. "Intermediation and price volatility," Journal of Economic Theory, Elsevier, vol. 201(C).

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