Entry Deterrence and Collusion at Repeated Multiunit Auctions of ITQs

dc.contributor.authorPena-Torres, Julio
dc.contributor.authorMunoz, Roberto
dc.contributor.authorQuezada, Felipe
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-20T21:02:52Z
dc.date.available2025-01-20T21:02:52Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractWe study revenue, entry, and possible collusion outcomes in the Chilean fishery with the longest record of individual transferable share quotas allocated via public auctions. We examine 18 annual multi-object auctions and two different auction designs at work. Based on results from a numerically calibrated auction model and econometric estimates, we claim that the repeated use of sequential oral (multiunit) auctions was particularly prone to bid rigging and facilitated entry deterrence. Yet, efficient entry was possible thanks to fully transferable quota rights. We highlight two conclusions from these results: First, when selling multiple production rights in a highly concentrated industry repeatedly over time, auctioneers should avoid using sequential, English auctions. Second, transferable production rights help overcome inefficiencies that can arise from design flaws in the chosen mechanism for allocating these rights.
dc.fuente.origenWOS
dc.identifier.doi10.1086/721014
dc.identifier.eissn2334-5985
dc.identifier.issn0738-1360
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1086/721014
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uc.cl/handle/11534/93095
dc.identifier.wosidWOS:000848098200001
dc.issue.numero4
dc.language.isoen
dc.pagina.final465
dc.pagina.inicio437
dc.revistaMarine resource economics
dc.rightsacceso restringido
dc.subjectAuctioning production (ITQ) rights
dc.subjectChilean sea bass fishery
dc.subjectcollusive bidding
dc.subjectEnglish and Dutch auctions
dc.subjectentry deterrence
dc.subjectsequential multiunit auctions
dc.subject.ods10 Reduced Inequality
dc.subject.odspa10 Reducción de las desigualdades
dc.titleEntry Deterrence and Collusion at Repeated Multiunit Auctions of ITQs
dc.typeartículo
dc.volumen37
sipa.indexWOS
sipa.trazabilidadWOS;2025-01-12
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