Restrictions on robots in electronic auctions: impacts on Comprasnet coffee auctions

This study is focused on the economic effects of two rules aimed at constraining the usage of computer programs for automatic bidding in online government purchases in Comprasnet. The “20s rule” mandated a minimum20 seconds between bids from the same supplier. The “3s rule” mandated a minimum interv...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Menegatti, André Luís, Lucinda, Claudio Ribeiro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:Brasil
Institución:Universidade de São Paulo (USP)
Repositorio:Economia Aplicada
Idioma:portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:revistas.usp.br:article/184717
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.usp.br/ecoa/article/view/184717
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:auctions
differences in differences
electronic bidding
diferenças em diferenças
lances automáticos
leilões
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Sumario:This study is focused on the economic effects of two rules aimed at constraining the usage of computer programs for automatic bidding in online government purchases in Comprasnet. The “20s rule” mandated a minimum20 seconds between bids from the same supplier. The “3s rule” mandated a minimum interval of 3 seconds for another bid to cover the best bid. Results show the 3 seconds rule cause a price increase of approximately 15%, corresponding to an increase of BRL 7.5 million in Federal Government coffee purchases between January 2014 and December 2015.