Multiple Unit Auctions with Strategic Price-Quantity Decisions
 
 

Rafael Tenorio

DePaul University
 
 

Abstract




I study a multiple unit auction where symmetric risk-neutral bidders choose prices and quantities endogenously. In the model, bidders (a) may place non-linear valuations on the auctioned units, and (b) bid for several units at the same price ("lumpy" bids). I characterize quantity-symmetric and strictly monotone-increasing price equilibria for discriminatory and competitive auctions, and show that (i) if quantity strategy profiles are equal across auctions revenue-equivalence holds, (ii) expected revenue is higher if bidders bid for the entire supply rather than for shares of it, and (iii) equilibrium allocations may fail to be Pareto-optimal.
 
 
 
 

JEL Classification: D44
 
 
 
 

Key Words: Multi-Unit Auctions, Endogenous Quantity Choice