Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/18952 
Year of Publication: 
2005
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 1488
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
In many auctions, the auctioneer is an agent of the seller. This invites corruption. We propose a model of corruption in which the auctioneer orchestrates bid rigging by inviting a bidder to either lower or raise his bid, whichever is more profitable. We characterize equilibrium bidding in first- and second-price auctions, show how corruption distorts the allocation, and why both the auctioneer and bidders may have a vested interest in maintaining corruption. Bid rigging is initiated by the auctioneer after bids have been submitted in order to minimize illegal contact and to realize the maximum gain from corruption.
Subjects: 
auctions
procurement
corruption
right of first refusal
numerical methods
JEL: 
D44
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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