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Measurement of excess bidding in auctions

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  • Ferona, Angeliki
  • Tsionas, Efthymios G.

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This paper provides a link between the structural approach of econometrics of auctions with the stochastic frontier literature in an effort to model excess bidding behaviour. The new technique is applied to timber auction data. The results suggest that both systematic overbidding and underbidding components are important.

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  • Ferona, Angeliki & Tsionas, Efthymios G., 2012. "Measurement of excess bidding in auctions," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 116(3), pages 377-380.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:116:y:2012:i:3:p:377-380
    DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.04.025
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    Keywords

    Auctions; Stochastic Frontiers; Excess bidding;
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    JEL classification:

    • C2 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables
    • C7 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory

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