Introduction to Auction Theory

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In the US, the breakthrough success in auctions was the 1994 eBay spectrum auction designed by Milgrom & Wilson.

False (B)

Cavinnash recently sold a Klagenfurt outdoor pool.

False (B)

Playing with bidding formats on eBay and Cavinnash platforms can help understand why second-price auctions are important.

True (A)

The text suggests that auctions are not important in today's economy.

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Marcus Licinius Crassus founded the first known fire brigade in Athens.

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Crassus' fire brigade would extinguish the flames of a house only if the owner agreed to a selling price negotiated by Crassus.

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According to rumors, houses that Crassus was interested in caught fire relatively seldom.

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Auctions always consist of an allocation rule and a profit-sharing rule.

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In auction theory, the expected second-highest bid is denoted by beta(v̄) = 50.

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The revenue generated from the Second Price Auction (SPA) and First Price Auction (FPA) will always be different.

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Auctions are commonly used because they allow the seller to negotiate bilaterally with the bidders.

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One of the reasons auctions are preferred in public procurement is to ensure speedy settlement compared to negotiations with multiple participants.

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