Experimental comparisons of auctions under single- and multi-unit demand.

An English clock auction and a sealed-bid auction with lowest accepted-bid pricing are studied in a controlled laboratory setting. Buyers bid for either a single unit or two units of the good. The sealed-bid auction generates more revenue than the English clock auction in both cases. The revenue f...

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Published in:Economic Inquiry Vol. 36; pp. 87 - 98
Main Authors: Alsemgeest, Paul, Noussair, Charles, Olson, Mark
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell January 1998
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