Empirical Perspectives on Auctions

Ali Hortacsu and Isabelle Perrigne

No 29511, NBER Working Papers from National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc

Abstract: The empirical analysis of auction data has become a thriving field of research over the past thirty years. Relying on sophisticated models and advanced econometric methods, it addresses a wide range of policy questions for both public and private institutions. This chapter offers a guide to the literature by stressing how data features and policy questions have shaped research in the field. The chapter is organized by types of goods for sale and covers auctions of timber, construction and services procurement, oil and gas leases, online auctions, internet advertising, electricity, financial securities, spectrum, as well as used goods. It discusses the idiosyncrasies of each applied setting and the respective empirical findings.

JEL-codes: G2 L11 L4 L71 L73 L74 L86 L94 L96 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-11
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-com, nep-des, nep-ene, nep-ind and nep-reg
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