Non-existence of equilibria in simultaneous auctions with a common budget-constraint

Non-existence of equilibria in simultaneous auctions with a common budget-constraint

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Article ID: iaor201526320
Volume: 44
Issue: 2
Start Page Number: 253
End Page Number: 274
Publication Date: May 2015
Journal: International Journal of Game Theory
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Keywords: economics
Abstract:

I analyze an auction environment where two units of an object are sold at two simultaneous, sealed‐bid, first‐price auctions to bidders who have a one‐dimensional type space, where a type represents the value a bidder places on each of the two units. All bidders have an identical budget constraint that binds their ability to spend in the auctions. I show that if the valuation distribution is atom‐less then there does not exist any equilibrium in behavioral strategies in this auction game.

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