Divisible good auctions - the role of allocation rules
Subject
Finance
Publishing details
Publication Year
2003
Abstract
We examine the role of allocation rules in determining the set of equilibrium prices in uniform price auctions. Beginning with Wilson (1979), the theoretical literature has argued that these auctions are subject to possible low equilibrium prices. In this paper we show that this is due to the way the asset is being divided. We focus on allocation rules that specify the way the asset is divided in cases of excess demand. This may have a dramatic effect on the set of equilibrium prices. In particular, we show that the allocation rule used in practice has a negative effect on equilibrium prices.
Publication Research Centre
Institute of Finance and Accounting
Series Number
FIN 376
Series
IFA Working Paper
Available on ECCH
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