Publikationen des Forschungsbereichs Marktdesign

  1. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Trust in Procurement Interactions

    When complex procurement projects are conducted, it is often not possible to write complete contracts. As a consequence, the relationship between buyer and supplier is important for the success of the project.…

  2. Referierte Fachzeitschrift // 2019

    Contract withdrawals and equilibrium in competitive markets with adverse selection

    In competitive common value adverse selection markets, existence of a pure strategy equilibrium is often justified by appealing to Wilson’s (J Econ Theory 16(2):167–207, 1977) concept of ‘anticipatory…

  3. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 18-056 // 2018

    Endogenous Worst-Case Beliefs in First-Price Auctions

    Bidding in first-price auctions crucially depends on the beliefs of the bidders about their competitors' willingness to pay. We analyze bidding behavior in a first-price auction in which the knowledge of…

  4. ZEW Discussion Paper Nr. 18-055 // 2018

    Strategies under Strategic Uncertainty

    I investigate the decision problem of a player in a game of incomplete information who faces uncertainty about the other players' strategies. I propose a new decision criterion which works in two steps.…