We study information aggregation when n bidders choose, based on their private information, between two concurrent common‐value auctions. There are ks identical objects on sale through a uniform‐price auction in market s and there are an additional kr objects on auction in market r, which is identical to market s except for a positive reserve price. The reserve price in market r implies that information is not aggregated in this market. Moreover, if the object‐to‐bidder ratio in market s exceeds a certain cutoff, then information is not aggregated in market s either. Conversely, if the object‐to‐bidder ratio is less than this cutoff, then information is aggregated in market s as the market grows arbitrarily large. Our results demonstrate how frictions in one market can disrupt information aggregation in a linked, frictionless market because of the pattern of market selection by imperfectly informed bidders.
MLA
Atakan, Alp E., and Mehmet Ekmekci. “Market Selection and the Information Content of Prices.” Econometrica, vol. 89, .no 5, Econometric Society, 2021, pp. 2049-2079, https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA14935
Chicago
Atakan, Alp E., and Mehmet Ekmekci. “Market Selection and the Information Content of Prices.” Econometrica, 89, .no 5, (Econometric Society: 2021), 2049-2079. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA14935
APA
Atakan, A. E., & Ekmekci, M. (2021). Market Selection and the Information Content of Prices. Econometrica, 89(5), 2049-2079. https://doi.org/10.3982/ECTA14935
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