Auctioning Conservation Contracts in Indonesia - Participant Learning in Multiple Trial Rounds

B Kelsey Jack

No 35, CID Working Papers from Center for International Development at Harvard University

Abstract: This paper examines bid adjustments across multiple trial rounds to identify learning by participants in a procurement auction for conservation contracts in Indonesia. Outcomes from previous rounds show an effect on adjustment in subsequent rounds, which is significantly different from predictions under simulated random bidding. This pattern indicates systematic incorporation of information into bid formation, consistent with learning. Individual bidding variability decreases with repetition, consistent with the discovery of a common value component to the auctioned conservation contract. Implications for future implementation of conservation auctions in developing countries and directions for future research are discussed.

Keywords: conservation contract; auction; learning; developing country; non-market goods (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D44 D82 D83 Q15 Q21 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2009-05
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