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RSS auctionsLow Price Equilibrium in Multi-Unit Auctions: The GSM Spectrum Auction in Germany
White Paper The present paper gives an account of the events, describes the auction rules and market conditions, and provides a game theoretic explanation of low price equilibrium in simultaneous, ascending-bid multi-unit auctions. [08 Nov 2005]
Low Price Equilibrium in Multi-Unit Auctions: The GSM Spectrum Auction in Germany
White Paper The present paper gives an account of the events, describes the auction rules and market conditions, and provides a game theoretic explanation of low price equilibrium in simultaneous, ascending-bid multi-unit auctions. [14 Nov 2005]
Issues Facing Consumer-Oriented Online Auctions
White Paper In the midst of dilution, how does a new entrant into consumer-oriented online auctions differentiate itself and create a competitive advantage? To evaluate how current online auctions are differentiating themselves, we evaluated 15 different... [24 Feb 2004]
French court demands an end to online Nazi auctions
News Judge Jean Jacques Gomez said French users must be stopped from participating in the auctions hosted by Yahoo! in the US. The judge has given Yahoo! three months to comply with the ruling or face fines. [20 Nov 2000]
$8m illegal software haul from online auctions
News Online auctions selling illegal software worth more than $8m have been detected and closed down during the first half of 2007. Anti-software piracy body the Business Software Alliance, which represents the likes of Adobe, Apple, Microsoft and... [02 Oct 2007]
Leader in Automotive Auctions Shifts Into Higher Gear With New Desktop Standards
White Paper Carmel, Indiana-based ADESA Car Auctions is a leading automobile auction provider, employing nearly 11,000 people in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. With a variety of computing environments in its geographically dispersed offices, the... [21 May 2008]
Optimal Bidding Strategy for Keyword Auctions and Other Continuous-Time Markets
White Paper This paper models continuous-time mass bidding markets, such as key-word auctions and market-based resource allocation systems, as a stochastic dynamic system that fluctuates around an average value under the influence of its users. [14 Feb 2008]
Economic Dynamics of Agents in Multiple Auctions
White Paper Over the last few years, electronic auctions have become an increasingly important aspect of e-commerce, both in the business to business and business to consumer domains. As a result of this, it is often possible to find many auctions selling... [24 Feb 2004]
European UMTS auctions under investigation
News European competition authorities are investigating claims that auctions of third-generation mobile phone licences have breached regulations in some European Union countries. According to reports in Reuters, a European Parliament debate regarding... [07 Sep 2000]
An Optimal Dynamic Programming Model for Algorithm Design in Simultaneous Auctions
White Paper In this paper we study algorithms for agents participating in multiple simultaneous auctions for a single private-value good; we use stochastic dynamic programming to derive formal methods for optimal algorithm specification; we study a number of... [24 Feb 2004]
Lernout & Hauspie auctions assets to shrink debt-mountain
News Bankrupt Belgian speech recognition company Lernout & Hauspie is expected to make only a small percentage of the money needed to clear its million dollar debts when it auctions its assets. Bidding started at the company's New York office... [27 Nov 2001]
Online Auctions: A BuyIT E-Procurement Guideline
White Paper Online Auctions are an important element of a global supply management strategy combining technology with knowledge of supply markets and practical experience of purchasing best practice. Savings and other benefits identified through Online... [01 Feb 2005]
The European UMTS-Auctions
White Paper This paper reviews, and draws some lessons from, the UMTS-auctions that have taken place in Europe during 2000 and 2001. An outlook is provided to several other auctions in which the stakes may not be so high, but the design issues perhaps somewhat... [19 Jul 2005]
Online auctions: Going, going, gone to wrack and ruin
News Online auctions are the largest source of fraud investigations according to the US Internet Fraud Complaints Center (IFCC). A fresh report from the IFCC found nearly 50 per cent of all the internet frauds involved online auctions. [12 Apr 2002]
E-auctions slash Whitehall buying costs
News Successes of the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) include running 63 e-auctions to a value of nearly £1bn, and e-tenders to a value of £2bn with 14,500 suppliers and 1,100 buyers. The report said these e-auctions - which allow suppliers to bid... [25 Jan 2007]
