We use laboratory experiments to compare allocation rules in uniform price divisible good auctions. 'Standard' and … that the standard allocation rule is particularly vulnerable to collusive equilibria. -- experiment ; uniform price auction … ; multi-unit auction ; divisible-good auction ; allocation rule ; communication …

; and rst-price, second-price, and all-pay auctions. Second, we establish revenue equivalence of these auction mechanisms in … auctions. Finally, we identify an optimal mechanism and its implementation by means of reserve prices in lottery and auction …

results have important implications for the design of IPO auctions. -- IPO ; uniform price auction ; divisible goods ; share …

reverse auction. Shares are allocated endogenously, depending on the suppliers ́bids. The procedure obtains dual sourcing by … than a standard auction for sole sourcing. We also show that providers reveal their costs truthfully and that the …

We study the effects of affirmative action through endogenous set-asides. We propose a share auction for dual sourcing … first-price auction. We also show that our main result is robust to variations of our benchmark model, including the …