Auctioning Public Assets: Analysis and Alternatives

Introduction Maarten Janssen Part I. Theory: 1. Auction theory for auction design Tilman Borgers and Eric van Damme 2. Beauty contest design Maurice Dykstra and Nico van der Windt 3. Preventing collusion between firms in auctions Tim Salmon 4. Levelling the playing field in auctions and the prohibition of state aid Emiel Maasland, Yves Montangie and Roger van der Bergh 5. Allocation mechanisms and post-allocation interaction Maarten Janssen and Benny Moldovanu Part II. Case Studies: 6. Spectrum auctions by the United States Federal Communications Commission Tim Salmon 7. An analysis of the European 3G licensing process Emiel Maasland and Benny Moldovanu 8. Auctions to gas transmission access the British experience Karsten Neuhoff and Tanga McDaniel 9. The design of treasury bond auctions - some case studies Tilman Borgers and Joseph Swierzbinski 10. Matching markets Benny Moldovanu 11. Competitive procurement of reintegration services in the Netherlands Maurice Dykstra and Jaap de Koning 12. Case study: the provision of rail services Luisa Affuso and David Newbery.