Non-aggressive bidding behavior and the "winner's curse"

Previous authors have noted a curious result that arises in the context of sealed-bid auctions: in certain situations it is in the bidder's interest to respond non-aggressively to increased competition. We consider a decision-theoretic formulation of the bidder's problem, and deriv...

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Main Author: Smith, James Lee
Format: Working Paper
Language:en_US
Published: MIT Energy Laboratory 2006
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/32990

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