Collusion or Sniping in simultaneous ascending Auctions
Abstract
In simultaneous ascending price auctions with heterogeneous goods Brusco and Lopomo (2002) derive collusive equilibria where bidders divide objects among themselves, while keeping the prices low. Considering a simultaneous ascending price auction with a fixed deadline, i.e. the Hard Close auction format, a prisoner’s dilemma situation results and collusive equilibria no longer exists, even for only two bidders. Hence, we introduce a further reason for sniping behavior in Hard Close auctions.Download Info
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Paper provided by Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Faculty of Economics and Management in its series FEMM Working Papers with number 07025.Length: 14 pages
Date of creation: Nov 2007
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Keywords: collusion; sniping; multi unit auctions; prisoner’s dilemma;Find related papers by JEL classification:
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure and Pricing - - - Auctions
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- NEP-COM-2007-12-15 (Industrial Competition)
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