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The Common-Probability Auction Puzzle

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Title
The Common-Probability Auction Puzzle
Abstract
This paper presents a puzzle in the behavior of experimental subjects in what we call common-probability auctions. In common-value auctions, uncertainty is defined over values, while in common-probability auctions, uncertainty is defined over probabilities. We find that in contrast to the substantial overbidding found in common-value auctions, bidding in strategically equivalent common-probability auctions is consistent with Nash equilibrium. To explain our results, we run treatments to identify whether this difference stems from the way subjects estimate the good's value in a competitive environment rather than the way they bid conditional on these valuations. We conclude it is the former.
Publication
American Economic Review
Volume
113
Issue
6
Pages
1572-99
Date
2023-06
Citation
Ngangoue, M. K., & Schotter, A. (2023). The Common-Probability Auction Puzzle. American Economic Review, 113, 1572–1599.
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