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