Publication Type
Journal Article
Version
acceptedVersion
Publication Date
1-2007
Abstract
Using data from the auction of vehicle quota licenses in Singapore, we study if revenue equivalence holds when the auction format was switched from a sealed-bid format (May 1990 to June 2001) to an open bidding format since July 2001. Our econometric analysis indicates the change in auction format led to a change in bidding behavior. On average, the quota license premium under the open bidding format is about US$1000 (about 7.5% of the Category E license price in June 2001) lower, compared to the forecast level that would have prevailed if there had been no change in the auction format.
Discipline
Asian Studies | Behavioral Economics | Econometrics | Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration | Transportation
Research Areas
Econometrics
Publication
Applied Economics
Volume
39
Issue
1
First Page
125
Last Page
134
ISSN
0003-6846
Identifier
10.1080/00036840500427916
Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Citation
MARIANO, Roberto S.; KOH, Winston T. H.; and TSE, Yiu Kuen.
Open vs Sealed Bid Auctions: Testing for Revenue Equivalence under Singapore's Vehicle Quota System. (2007). Applied Economics. 39, (1), 125-134.
Available at: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/soe_research/25
Creative Commons License
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Additional URL
https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840500427916
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