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Department of Economics, Northwestern University, (more information at EDIRC) National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), (more information at EDIRC)

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Working Papers

2003

1. Bidding Rings and the Winner's Curse: The Case of Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Auctions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

2001

2. Empirical Implications of Equilibrium Bidding in First-Price, Symmetric, Common Value Auctions
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
   Also in Working papers, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Department of Economics (1999)
   See also Journal Article in Review of Economic Studies (2003)
3. Pricing in the California Power Exchange Electricity Market: Should California Switch from Uniform Pricing to Pay-as-Bid Pricing?
   Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations
4. Uniform Pricing or Pay-as-Bid Pricing: A Dilemma for California and Beyond
   Papers of Peter Cramton, University of Maryland, Department of Economics - Peter Cramton View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Electricity Journal (2001)

2000

5. Joint Bidding in Federal Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Auctions
   Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers, Econometric Society View citations

1999

6. Patterns of Trade in the Market for Used Durables: Theory and Evidence
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations

1997

7. Ohio School Milk Markets: An Analysis of Bidding
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
   See also Journal Article in RAND Journal of Economics (1999)

1993

8. Determinants of the Timing and Incidence of Exploratory Drilling on Offshort Wildcat Tracts
   NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc
9. The Effect of Public Capital in State-Level Production Functions Reconsidered
   Economics Working Papers, Department of Economics and Business, Universitat Pompeu Fabra View citations
   See also Journal Article in The Review of Economics and Statistics (1996)

1992

10. Detection of Bid Rigging in Procurement Auctions
    NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Political Economy (1993)
11. The Role of Information in U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Auctions
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science
    Also in NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc (1992)
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1995)

1990

12. AUCTIONS FOR OIL AND GAS LEASES WITH AN INFORMED BIDDER AND A RANDOM RESERVATION PRICE
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University View citations
    Also in UBC Departmental Archives, UBC Department of Economics (1990) View citations
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1994)

1989

13. Collusion in Auctions
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations
    See also Journal Article in Annales d'Economie et de Statistique (1989)
14. Random Reservation Prices and Bidding Behavior in OCS Drainage Auctions
    Discussion Papers, Northwestern University, Center for Mathematical Studies in Economics and Management Science View citations
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Law & Economics (1989)

1986

15. Information, Returns, and Bidding Behavior in OCS Auctions: 1954-1969
    Working Papers, C.V. Starr Center for Applied Economics, New York University
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Industrial Economics (1987)

1982

16. Noncooperative Collusion Under Imperfect Price Information
    Working Papers, California Institute of Technology, Division of the Humanities and Social Sciences View citations
    See also Journal Article in Econometrica (1984)

Journal Articles

2008

1. Bidding rings and the winner's curse
   RAND Journal of Economics, 2008, 39, (4), 1018-1041

2005

2. Collusion in Industrial Economics: A Comment
   Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 2005, 5, (3), 231-234 View citations
3. Detecting Collusion
   Review of Industrial Organization, 2005, 26, (2), 147-167 View citations

2003

4. Empirical Implications of Equilibrium Bidding in First--Price, Symmetric, Common Value Auctions
   Review of Economic Studies, 2003, 70, (1), 115-145 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)

2001

5. Uniform Pricing or Pay-as-Bid Pricing: A Dilemma for California and Beyond
   The Electricity Journal, 2001, 14, (6), 70-79 View citations
   See also Working Paper (2001)

1999

6. Ohio School Milk Markets: An Analysis of Bidding
   RAND Journal of Economics, 1999, 30, (2), 263-288 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1997)

1996

7. The Effect of Public Capital in State-Level Production Functions Reconsidered
   The Review of Economics and Statistics, 1996, 78, (1), 177-80 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1993)
8. The Timing and Incidence of Exploratory Drilling on Offshore Wildcat Tracts
   American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (3), 388-407 View citations

1995

9. The Role of Information in U.S. Offshore Oil and Gas Lease Auctions
   Econometrica, 1995, 63, (1), 1-27 View citations
   See also Working Paper (1992)

1994

10. Auctions for Oil and Gas Leases with an Informed Bidder and a Random Reservation Price
    Econometrica, 1994, 62, (6), 1415-44 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1990)

1993

11. Bidding behaviour in OCS drainage auctions: Theory and evidence
    European Economic Review, 1993, 37, (2-3), 320-328
12. Detection of Bid Rigging in Procurement Auctions
    Journal of Political Economy, 1993, 101, (3), 518-38 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1992)
13. Optimal Selling Strategies for Oil and Gas Leases with an Informed Buyer
    American Economic Review, 1993, 83, (2), 234-39

1992

14. Joint Bidding in Federal OCS Auctions
    American Economic Review, 1992, 82, (2), 506-11 View citations

1991

15. A Review Essay on Handbook of Industrial Organization
    Journal of Economic Literature, 1991, 29, (2), 553-72 View citations

1990

16. Can resale price maintenance and franchise fees correct sub-optimal levels of retail service?
    International Journal of Industrial Organization, 1990, 8, (1), 115-141

1989

17. Collusion in Auctions
    Annales d'Economie et de Statistique, 1989, (15-16), 11 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)
18. Random Reservation Prices and Bidding Behavior in OCS Drainage Auctions
    Journal of Law & Economics, 1989, 32, (2), S83-106 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1989)

1988

19. An Empirical Study of an Auction with Asymmetric Information
    American Economic Review, 1988, 78, (5), 865-83 View citations

1987

20. Information, Returns, and Bidding Behavior in OCS Auctions: 1954-1969
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1987, 35, (4), 517-42
    See also Working Paper (1986)

1986

21. A Note on Tacit Collusion under Demand Uncertainty
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1986, 19, (3), 556-58

1985

22. Oligopoly and the Incentive for Horizontal Merger
    American Economic Review, 1985, 75, (1), 219-27 View citations
23. On the Incidence and Duration of Price Wars
    Journal of Industrial Economics, 1985, 33, (4), 415-26 View citations

1984

24. Noncooperative Collusion under Imperfect Price Information
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (1), 87-100 View citations
    See also Working Paper (1982)
25. Switching Regression Models with Imperfect Sample Separation Information-With an Application on Cartel Stability
    Econometrica, 1984, 52, (2), 391-418 View citations
26. Tariff Policies in a Small Open Spatial Economy
    Canadian Journal of Economics, 1984, 17, (2), 270-82

1983

27. A Study of Cartel Stability: The Joint Executive Committee, 1880-1886
    Bell Journal of Economics, 1983, 14, (2), 301-314 View citations
28. On the rationality of buying from a price predator
    Economics Letters, 1983, 11, (4), 385-389
29. Optimal cartel trigger price strategies
    Journal of Economic Theory, 1983, 29, (2), 313-338 View citations

1980

30. Determinants of the rate of subdivision development
    Journal of Urban Economics, 1980, 8, (3), 273-282

Edited books

2007

1. Handbook of Industrial Organization, vol 3
   Handbook of Industrial Organization, Elsevier

Chapters

2007

1. An Empirical Perspective on Auctions
   Elsevier View citations
2. Preface to the Handbook of Industrial Organization, Volume 3
   Elsevier