Bidder preferences among auction institutions

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This study examines bidder preferences between alternative auction institutions. In particular we seek to experimentally characterize the degree to which bidders prefer an ascending auction over a sealed bid auction. We find very strong ceteris paribus preferences for the ascending institution with bidders choosing it overwhelmingly often when entry prices for the two auctions are the same. When the entry prices of the two auctions differ, many subjects can be shown to be willing to pay far more to enter the ascending auction than is explainable by their risk attitudes when accounting for their expectations about the risk preferences of their opponents.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: SFB 373 Discussion Paper ; No. 2002,86

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Design of Experiments: Laboratory, Individual ; Auctions
• Subject: bidder preferences ; private values ; sealed bid auctions ; ascending auctions

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Ivanova-Stenzel, Radosveta ; Salmon, Tim
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes
• (where): Berlin
• (when): 2002

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/65322
• URN: urn:nbn:de:kobv:11-10049650
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:41 AM CET