Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/61249 
Year of Publication: 
1998
Series/Report no.: 
SFB 373 Discussion Paper No. 1998,63
Publisher: 
Humboldt University of Berlin, Interdisciplinary Research Project 373: Quantification and Simulation of Economic Processes, Berlin
Abstract: 
This paper analyzes a two-stage sealed-bid auction that is frequently employed in privatization, takeover, and merger and acquisition contests. This auction format yields the same expected revenue as the open ascending (English) auction, yet is less susceptible to preemptive bidding and collusion.
Subjects: 
Auctions
JEL: 
D44
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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