Inspired by some spectrum auctions, we consider a stylized license auction with incumbents and one entrant. Whereas the … proactively encourages entry and restricts incumbent bidders. In this framework, an English clock auction gives rise to an … auction, an English clock auction with exit option that allows the entrant to annul his bid, and an English clock auction with …

The second-generation GSM spectrum auction in Germany is probably the most clear cut example of a low price outcome in … a simultaneous ascending-bid auction.The present paper gives an account of the events, describes the auction rules and …

This paper gives an account of events, and explains some systematic reasons of the UMTS auction flop in Switzerland … to import some keyingredients of the auction design employed in Germany and Austria. This would have assured higher …

The third generation UMTS auction in Germany raised an enormous amount of revenue, and at the same time achieved a more … competitive market structure than other UMTS auctions in Europe. The present paper explains the design of that auction, and … presents a game theoretic explanation of observed events during the crucial phase of that auction, which have puzzled several …

This paper reconsiders experimental tests of the English clock auction. We point out why the standard procedure can … that makes all bids visible, and apply it to a 'wallet auction' experiment. Finally, we test the theory against various …

The third generation UMTS auction in Germany raised an enormous amount of revenue, and at the same time achieved a more … competitive market structure than other UMTS auctions in Europe. The present paper explains the design of that auction, and … presents a game theoretic explanation of observed events during the crucial phase of that auction, which have puzzled several …