DIVISION OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91125 THE RELEVANCE OF A CHOICE OF AUCTION FORMAT IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
DIVISION OF THE HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 91125 THE RELEVANCE OF A CHOICE OF AUCTION FORMAT IN A COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT
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加州理工学院人文与社会科学系 帕萨迪纳,加利福尼亚州 91125 竞争环境中拍卖形式选择的相关性
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Ilan Kremer
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M. Jackson;Ilan Kremer
We examine the relevance of an auction format in a competitive environment by analyzing and comparing uniform and discriminatory price auctions with many bidders. We show that if the number of objects for sale is small relative to the number of bidders, then all equilibria of both auctions are approximately eÆcient and lead to approximately the same revenue. When the number of objects for sale is proportional to the number of bidders, then the particulars of the auction format matter. All equilibria of the uniform auction are eÆcient while all of the equilibria of the discriminatory auction are ineÆcient. The relative revenue rankings of the auction formats can go in either direction, depending on the speci cs of the environment. JEL classi cation numbers: D44, C72, D41, G14