Arbeitspapier
Multi-object auction design beyond quasi-linearity: Leading examples
In multi-object auction models with unitary demand agents, if agents utility functions satisfy quasi-linearity, three auction formats, sealed-bid auction, exact ascending auction, and approximate ascending auction, are known to identify the minimum price equilibrium (MPE), and exhibit elegant efficiency and incentive-compatibility. These auctions are conjured to preserve their properties beyond quasi-linearity. Nevertheless, we exemplify that with general utility functions, these auctions fail to identify the MPEs and are substantially inefficient and manipulatable. The implications of our negative results for multi-object auction models with agents with multi-unit demand, and matching with contracts models are also discussed.
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Englisch
- Bibliographic citation
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Series: ISER Discussion Paper ; No. 1116
- Classification
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Wirtschaft
Bargaining Theory; Matching Theory
Auctions
Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
- Subject
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Multi-object auction
minimum price equilibrium
examples
quasi-linear utility functions
general utility functions
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Geistige Schöpfung
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Zhou, Yu
Serizawa, Shigehiro
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Veröffentlichung
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Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
- (where)
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Osaka
- (when)
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2021
- Handle
- Last update
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10.03.2025, 11:43 AM CET
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Object type
- Arbeitspapier
Associated
- Zhou, Yu
- Serizawa, Shigehiro
- Osaka University, Institute of Social and Economic Research (ISER)
Time of origin
- 2021