Publications of the Research Unit Market Design

  1. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Pre-auction or post-auction qualification?

    We compare auctions with bidder qualification before or after the bidding process. We show that although post-auction qualification is more efficient, the auctioneer prefers pre-auction qualification when…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Procurement under public scrutiny: Auctions vs. negotiations

    We compare two commonly used mechanisms in public procurement: auctions and negotiations. The execution of the procurement mechanism is delegated to an agent of the buyer. The agent has private…

  3. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Collusion in dynamic buyer-determined reverse auctions

    While binding reverse auctions have attracted a good deal of interest in the academic literature, in practice dynamic non-binding auctions, sometimes referred to as bidding contests, are the norm in…

  4. Refereed Journal // 2016

    Bid pooling in reverse multi-unit Dutch auctions: an experimental investigation

    In this article we experimentally investigate reverse multi-unit Dutch auctions in which bidders compete to sell their single unit to a buyer who wants to purchase several objects. Our study yields three…