Since their advent in 2001, virtual power plant (VPP) auctions have been implemented widely. In this paper, we describe … the simultaneous ascending-clock auction format that has been used for virtually all VPP auctions to date, elaborating on … other design choices that most VPP auctions have had in common as well as discussing a few aspects that have varied …

CCA to spectrum auctions have tended to place most or all reliance on a monotonicity condition in eligibility points. This …

Spectrum auctions are used by governments to assign and price licenses for wireless communications. Effective auction …

My remarks are about spectrum policy, especially a much needed enhancement, incentive auctions. Incentive auctions … would allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to conduct two-sided auctions—auctions that simultaneously free …

A proposed auction design for incentive auctions is given. The two-sided auctions enable the exchange of spectrum from …

Spectrum auctions are used by governments to assign and price licenses for wireless communications. The standard …. I analyze the strengths and weaknesses of the approach with examples from US spectrum auctions. I then present a … tests and early auctions confirm the advantages of the approach. …

We report on the use of a quadratic programming technique in recent and upcoming spectrum auctions in Europe …