Essays about: "Second-price auction"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words Second-price auction.

1. 1. Spectrum auctions in Sweden : A theoretical study of spectrum auctions in Sweden

   University essay from Mälardalens högskola/Akademin för ekonomi, samhälle och teknik

   Author : Gustaf Smedman; Timo Kervinen; [2020]
   Keywords : Vickrey; CCA; SMRA; Radio spectrums; Single object Auction; Multiple object Auction; Price discovery; Truthful bidding; Collusive behaviour;

   Abstract : This paper seeks to find whether the spectrum auctions in Sweden have been conducted efficiently and if there is a de facto model that suits all auctions. The efficiency is conditions that emphasise truthful bidding, price discovery and limits collusive behaviour. READ MORE

3. 2. Bidding Farewell to Fossil Fuels - An Empirical Study of Auctions for Renewable Energy Support

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Sara Svensson; [2020]
   Keywords : Renewable Energy; Auctions; Energy Economics; Environmental Policy; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Using government auctions to distribute subsidies and locations for renewable energy sources is a good way to receive signals about the cost of renewables. This thesis studies the relationship between auction design and auction prices in Renewable Energy Support (RES) auctions in Europe. READ MORE

4. 3. Modified second-price auctions in real-time bidding

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Oskar Stigland; [2019]
   Keywords : Real-time bidding; Vickrey auction; second-price auction; modified second-price auction; boosted second-price auction; adverse selection; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : The surge in revenue from real-time auctions for online display advertisement has spurred great research interest into how to design optimal mechanisms for these auctions, with respect to both buyers and sellers. This thesis focuses on some recent proposals on how to modify the Vickrey auction, which has been dominating the world of real-time auctions for the past decade, in order to better accommodate for the dynamics of this specific auction environment while also increasing the revenue of the seller. READ MORE

5. 4. Stock Market Consolidation with Investor Heterogeneity

   University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomi

   Author : Oscar Anderson; Ingvar Max Ziemann; [2017]
   Keywords : Stock Markets; Asymmetric Information; Game Theory; Auction Theory;

   Abstract : We investigate the impact on different types of investors of market consolidation and fragmentation, thought of as the number of objects listed on a stock exchange. We find that, at high levels of fragmentation, there are benefits to consolidation for buyers, as less information for a buyer's competitor enables him to make positive profits. READ MORE

6. 5. Last Minute Bidding on Tradera

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : David Nordström; [2011]
   Keywords : Last minute bidding; Sniping; Online auction; Shill; Incremental bidding; Second-price auction; Bayesian game; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : In online auctions bidding frequency tends to increase towards the last minutes of the auction. This thesis investigates why bidders might choose to engage in last minute bidding, sniping, in Tradera auctions (Tradera is a Swedish subsidiary of eBay). Tradera uses a hard-close rule and a second-price rule. READ MORE