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2005-10-12Buch

Low Price Equilibrium in Multi–Unit Auctions: The GSM Spectrum Auction in Germany

Grimm, Veronika; Riedel, Frank; Wolfstetter, Elmar

The second–generation GSM spectrum auction in Germany is probably the most clear cut example of a low price outcome in a simultaneous ascending–bid auction. The present paper gives an account of the events, describes the ...
2001-05-01Buch

The Swiss UMTS Spectrum Auction Flop

Bad Luck or Bad Design?

Wolfstetter, Elmar

This paper gives an account of events,and explains some systematic reasons of the UMTS auction flop in Switzerland. Apart from general market developments,which could not have been anticipated, we argue that auction design ...
2001-08-01Buch

The Third Generation (UMTS) Spectrum Auction in Germany

Grimm, Veronika; Riedel, Frank; Wolfstetter, Elmar

The third generation UMTS auction in Germany raised an enormous amount of revenue, and at the same time achieved a more competitive market structure than other UMTS auctions in Europe. The present paper explains the design ...