Arbeitspapier

Core-stable rings in auctions with independent private values

We propose a semi-cooperative game theoretic approach to check whether a given coalition is stable in a Bayesian game with independent private values. The ex ante expected utilities of coalitions, at an incentive compatible (noncooperative) coalitional equilibrium, describe a (cooperative) partition form game. A coalition is core-stable if the core of a suitable characteristic function, derived from the partition form game, is not empty. As an application, we study collusion in auctions in which the bidders' final utility possibly depends on the winner's identity. We show that such direct externalities offer a possible explanation for cartels' structures (not) observed in practice.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 3067

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Cooperative Games
Noncooperative Games
Auctions
Thema
auctions
Bayesian game
collusion
core
partition function game
Auktionstheorie
Koalition
Bayes-Statistik
Core
Kartell
Theorie

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Biran, Omer
Forges, Françoise
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2010

Handle
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10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Biran, Omer
  • Forges, Françoise
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2010

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