Information Impact and Allocation Rules in Auctions with Affiliated Private Values: A Laboratory Study

Authors:
  • JKJohn H. Kagel
    John H. Kagel
  • RHRonald M. Harstad
    Ronald M. Harstad
  • DLDan Levin
    Dan Levin

Abstract
In affiliated private value auctions, each bidder has perfect information regarding his/her own value for the object at auction, but higher values of the item f...