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The multiple unit auction with variable supply
JournalArticle (Originalarbeit in einer wissenschaftlichen Zeitschrift)
 
ID 109301
Author(s) Lengwiler, Y
Author(s) at UniBasel Lengwiler, Yvan
Year 1999
Title The multiple unit auction with variable supply
Journal Economic theory
Volume 14
Number 2
Pages / Article-Number 373-392
Keywords multiple unit auction, uniform price, price discrimination
Abstract

The theory of multiple unit auctions traditionally assumes that the offered quantity is fixed. I argue that this assumption is not appropriate for many applications because the seller may be able and willing to adjust the supply as a function of the bidding. In this paper I address this shortcoming by analyzing a multi-unit auction game between a monopolistic seller who can produce arbitrary quantities at constant unit cost, and oligopolistic bidders. I establish the existence of a subgame-perfect equilibrium for price discriminating and for uniform price auctions. I also show that bidders have an incentive to misreport their true demand in both auction formats, but they do that in different ways and for different reasons. Furthermore, both auction formats are inefficient, but there is no unambiguous ordering among them. Finally, the more competitive the bidders are, the more likely the seller is to prefer uniform pricing over price discrimination, yet increased competition among bidders may or may not enhance efficiency.

Publisher Springer International
ISSN/ISBN 0938-2259
edoc-URL http://edoc.unibas.ch/dok/A5253744
Full Text on edoc No
Digital Object Identifier DOI 10.1007/s001990050299
ISI-Number WOS:000082428300007
Document type (ISI) Article
 
   

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