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Behavioral efficiency II: A simple laboratory demonstration

Laboratory experiments reporting on shortfalls from allocative efficiency of allocation mechanisms depend on the induced-values methodology, which cannot be extended to the field. Harstad [2011] proposes to observe efficiency of allocation mechanisms without knowing motivations via behavior in appropriately designed aftermarkets. This paper demonstrates the approach in a highly simplified economy: allocation of a single unit of an abstract commodity. In the context studied, second-price auctions are observed to yield significantly greater behavioral inefficiencies than first-price auctions, both in terms of frequency of behaviorally inefficient outcomes, and in terms of the expected size of gains from aftermarket trade missed by the auction itself. The design is shown to be field-ready.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: ISER Discussion Paper ; No. 819

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Thema
Marktmechanismus
Allokationseffizienz
Verhaltensökonomik
Auktionstheorie

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Harstad, Ronald M.
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
(wo)
Osaka
(wann)
2011

Handle
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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Harstad, Ronald M.
  • Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)

Entstanden

  • 2011

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