This paper examines bidding behavior in a setting where post-bid-letting project modifications occur. These modifications change both the costs and payouts to the winning contractor, making the contract incomplete. Recent empirical research shows that bidders incorporate the likelihood of such...

This paper examines bidding behavior in a setting where post-bid-letting project modifications occur. These modifications change both the costs and payouts to the winning contractor, making the contract incomplete. Recent empirical research shows that bidders incorporate the likelihood of such...

This paper exploits a large-size auction experiment conducted by two Chinese Government Treasury security issuers---the Chinese Development Bank and the Export-Import Bank---to investigate whether Treasury securities should be sold through uniform or discriminatory auction mechanisms. Based on...