The theoretical literature on collusion in auctions suggests that the first-price mechanism can deter the formation of … neglects the effects of failed collusion attempts. In such contingencies, information revealed in the negotiation process is … collusion is possible, but negotiations often break down and information is revealed in an asymmetric way. The existing …

-unit, multi-bid uniform auction, modelled as a Bayesian game of incomplete information. At the auction each firm anticipates his … as their bidding strategies and it precludes the auction from generating a cost-effective allocation of permits, as it … would occur in simpler auction models. Auctioning tends to be more cost-effective than grandfathering when the firms' costs …