Publications of the Research Unit Market Design

  1. ZEW Discussion Paper No. 21-089 // 2021

    Uncertain Product Availability in Search Markets

    In many markets buyers are poorly informed about which firms sell the product (product availability) and prices, and therefore have to spend time to obtain this information. In contrast, sellers typically have a…

  2. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Strict Liability and Negligence with Search for Precautionary Measures

    This article explores the performance of strict liability and negligence when agents initially have imperfect information about what care options exist to influence expected accidental harm. A technology that…

  3. Contributions to Edited Volumes and Conference Proceedings // 2021

    Market Success: The Quest for the Objectives and Success Factors of Markets

  4. Refereed Journal // 2021

    Signalling in Auctions: Experimental Evidence

    We study the relative performance of the first-price sealed- bid auction, the second-price sealed-bid auction, and the all-pay sealed-bid auction in a laboratory experiment where bidders can signal…