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Author Feldman, Robert Alan, author

Title Auction format matters : evidence on bidding behavior and seller revenue / prepared by Robert A. Feldman and Vincent Reinhart ; authorized for distribution by Michael Mussa
Published [Washington, D.C.] : International Monetary Fund, ©1995

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Description 1 online resource (iii, 26 pages) : illustrations
Series IMF working paper ; WP/95/47
IMF working paper ; WP/95/47
Summary Annotation This paper evaluates the importance of auction format on bidding behavior and seller revenue, focusing on differences in performance under uniform-price and discriminatory-price formats. the analysis is based on a standard benchmark model from which empirically-testable hypotheses are derived on the optimal amount of bid shading that generates revenue equivalence between the two formats. Applying this model to data from the IMF gold auctions run in 1976-80, we find evidence of statistically significant shading in excess of the theoretically-derived optimum under the discriminatory format. This evidence suggests greater seller revenue under the uniform-price format
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 25-26)
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Subject Auctions.
Auctions.
Auktion
Datenanalyse
Preisbildung
Verkaufstechnik
Gold.
Form Electronic book
Author Reinhart, Vincent
International Monetary Fund. Research Department, issuing body
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