Tommy Andersson
Professor
Decomposing the Afternoon Effect: An Empirical Investigation of Sequential Train Ticket Auctions
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Summary, in English
The afternoon effect, i.e., that prices in a sequence of auctions with identical items are decreasing with the order in which the auctions are terminated, is a frequently observed phenomenon in empirical auction studies. Using an unsurpassed amount of data from sequential online train ticket auctions, we investigate two hitherto unexplored dimensions inherent in sequential auctions, namely, the timing of auction ends and the presentation order of the auctions in a sequence. We find that both these dimensions are important for price formation in sequential auctions, but even when controlling for them, a sizable afternoon effect remains.
Department/s
- Department of Economics
Publishing year
2015
Language
English
Publication/Series
Working Paper / Department of Economics, School of Economics and Management, Lund University
Issue
28
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Document type
Working paper
Publisher
Department of Economics, Lund University
Topic
- Economics
Keywords
- sequential auctions
- afternoon effect
- presentation order
- timing
Status
Published