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Bidding Behavior In Multi-Unit Auctions - An Experimental Investigation And Some Theoretical Insights

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  • Dirk Engelmann

    () (CERGE-EI)

  • Veronika Grimm

    () (Universidad de Alicante)

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We present laboratory experiments of five different multi-unit auction mechanisms. Two units of a homogeneous object were auctioned off among two bidders with flat demand for two units. We test whether expected demand reduction occurs in open and sealed-bid uniform-price auctions. Revenue equivalence is tested for these auctions as well as for the Ausubel, the Vickrey and the discriminatory sealed-bid auction. Furthermore, we compare the five mechanisms with respect to the efficient allocation of the units. We also provide some theoretical insights concerning the equilibria of uniform-price auctions with incomplete information.

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Paper provided by Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas, S.A. (Ivie) in its series Working Papers. Serie AD with number 2004-12.

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Length: 55 pages
Date of creation: Mar 2004
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Keywords: Multi–Unit Auctions; Demand Reduction; Experimental Economics.;

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