When one wants to estimate a model without specifying the functions and distributions
parametrically, or when one wants to analyze the identification of a model independently of …

This paper surveys recent studies of internet auctions. Four main areas of research are
summarized. First, we survey several studies that document and attempt to explain the …

Internet auctions have recently gained widespread popularity and are one of the most
successful forms of electronic commerce. We examine a unique dataset of eBay coin …

I describe a model of entry with endogenous product‐type choices. These choices are
formalized as the outcomes of a game of incomplete information in which rivals' …

This paper uses control variables to identify and estimate models with nonseparable,
multidimensional disturbances. Triangular simultaneous equations models are considered …

This paper summarizes the contributions of microeconometrics to economic knowledge.
Four main themes are developed.(1) Microeconometricians developed new tools to respond …

We study entry and bidding patterns in sealed bid and open auctions. Using data from the
US Forest Service timber auctions, we document a set of systematic effects: sealed bid …

While English auctions are the most common in practice, their rules typically lack sufficient
structure to yield a tractable theoretical model without significant abstractions. Rather than …

This chapter explains the logic of structural econometric models and compares them to other
types of econometric models. We provide a framework researchers can use to develop and …

We use data from highway procurement auctions subject to California's Small Business
Preference program to study the effect of bid preferences on auction outcomes. Our analysis …