The German UMTS design : insights from multi-object auction theory

Christian Ewerhart; Benny Moldovanu

We briefly survey several insights about value and revenue maximization in multi-object auctions and apply them to the German (and Austrian) UMTS auction. In particular, we discuss in detail the exposure problem that caused firms in Germany to pay almost Euro 20 billion for nothing.

MoreLess

Year of publication:	2002
Authors:	Ewerhart, Christian ; Moldovanu, Benny
Publisher:	München : CESifo
Subject:	Auktionstheorie \| Auction theory \| Deutschland \| Germany \| Mobilkommunikation \| Mobile communications \| Auktion \| Auction \| Multikriterielle Entscheidungsanalyse \| Multi-criteria analysis \| Konzession \| Concession \| Lizenz \| Licence

freely available

Full text |

More access options

www.cesifo-group.de

Check Google Scholar

In German libraries (KVK)

I need help

Extent:	Online-Ressource (17,1 S.) graph. Darst.
Series:	CESifo working papers. - München : [Verlag nicht ermittelbar], ISSN 2364-1428, ZDB-ID 2065232-X. - Vol. 680
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Arbeitspapier ; Working Paper ; Graue Literatur ; Non-commercial literature
Language:	English
Notes:	Systemvoraussetzungen: PDF Reader
Other identifiers:	hdl:10419/75977 [Handle]
Classification:	D43 - Oligopoly and Other Forms of Market Imperfection ; D44 - Auctions ; D45 - Rationing; Licensing
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011409210