Should we collude? Analyzing the benefits of bidder cooperation in online group-buying auctions

Electronic Commerce Research and Applications

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 191-202

  Chen, Jian ^a   Chen, Xilong ^b   Kauffman, Robert J ^c   Song, Xiping ^d  

^a Sch Econ Mgmt Tsinghua U   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Analytical modeling; Bidder cooperation; Bidding rings; Collusion; Economic analysis; Electronic markets; Group buying auctions; Market mechanisms; Mechanism design; Online auctions

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELING; BIDDER COOPERATION; BIDDING RINGS; COLLUSION; ELECTRONIC MARKETS; GROUP-BUYING AUCTIONS; MARKET MECHANISMS; MECHANISM DESIGN; ONLINE AUCTIONS;

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

MACHINE DESIGN;

EID: 68949089926     PISSN: 15674223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.elerap.2008.11.010     Document Type: Article

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