Publications of the Research Unit Market Design

  1. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Strict Liability and Negligence with Search for Precautionary Measures

    This article explores the performance of strict liability and negligence when agents initially have imperfect information about what care options exist to influence expected accidental harm. A technology that…

  2. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    Market Success: The Quest for the Objectives and Success Factors of Markets

  3. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Signalling in Auctions: Experimental Evidence

    We study the relative performance of the first-price sealed- bid auction, the second-price sealed-bid auction, and the all-pay sealed-bid auction in a laboratory experiment where bidders can signal…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Incomplete Contracts in Multi-Period Procurement

    We analyze the problem of a buyer who purchases a long-term project from one of several suppliers. A changing state of the world influences the costs of the suppliers. We distinguish between complete…

  5. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-037 // 2021

    Signalling in Auctions: Experimental Evidence

    We study the relative performance of the first-price sealed-bid auction, the second-price sealed-bid auction, and the all-pay sealed-bid auction in a laboratory experiment where bidders can signal information…