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Flexible Bayesian analysis of first price auctions using a simulated likelihood

I propose a Bayesian method to analyze bid data from first-price auctions under private value paradigms. I use a series representation to specify the valuation density so that bidding monotonicity is always satisfied, and I impose density affiliation by the nonparametric technique of Beresteanu (2007). This flexible method is, therefore, fully compatible with the underlying economic theory. To handle such a rich specification, I use a simulated likelihood, yet obtain a correct posterior by regarding the draws used for simulation as a latent variable to be augmented in the Bayesian framework; see Flury and Shephard, 2011. I provide a step-by-step guide of the method, report its performance from various perspectives, and compare the method with the existing one for a range of data generating processes and sample sizes. Finally, I analyze a bid sample for drilling rights in the outer continental shelf that has been widely studied and propose a reserve price that is decision theoretically optimal under parameter uncertainty.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Journal: Quantitative Economics ; ISSN: 1759-7331 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 2 ; Pages: 429-461 ; New Haven, CT: The Econometric Society

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
First price sealed bid auctions
affiliated private values
revenue maximizing reserve price
Bayesian analysis
method of series
simulated likelihood
shape restriction

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Kim, Dong-Hyuk
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
The Econometric Society
(wo)
New Haven, CT
(wann)
2015

DOI
doi:10.3982/QE257
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10.03.2025, 11:42 MEZ

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  • Kim, Dong-Hyuk
  • The Econometric Society

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  • 2015

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