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Tommy Andersson

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Decomposing the Afternoon Effect: An Empirical Investigation of Sequential Train Ticket Auctions

Author

  • Ola Andersson
  • Tommy Andersson

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

Document type

Working paper

Publisher

Department of Economics, Lund University

Topic

  • Economics

Keywords

  • sequential auctions
  • afternoon effect
  • presentation order
  • timing

Status

Published