Essays on Information Disclosure in Auctions and Contests [Elektronische Ressource] / Thomas Rieck

Essays on Information Disclosurein Auctions and ContestsInaugural-Dissertationzur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktorsder Wirtschafts- und Gesellschaftswissenschaftendurch dieRechts- und Staatswissenschaftliche Fakult atder Rheinischen Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universit atBonnvorgelegt vonThomas Rieckaus LuneburgBonn 2011Dekan: Prof. Dr. Klaus SandmannErstreferent: Prof. Dr. Benny MoldovanuZweitreferent: Prof. Dr. Dezs o SzalayTag der mundlic hen Prufung: 11.03.2011Diese Dissertation ist auf dem Hochschulschriftenserver der ULB Bonn(http://hss.ulb.uni-bonn.de/diss online) elektronisch publiziert.Essays on Information Disclosurein Auctions and ContestsThomas Rieckfur Mama und PapaAcknowledgementsThe Bonn Graduate School of Economics provided a very inspiring research environment.First of all, my supervisor Benny Moldovanu sharpend my view on relevant economicquestions and models. His insights and opinions were very valuable for me { spending halfan hour with him was worth a multiple. Dezs o Szalay has kindly agreed to be the secondsupervisor of this thesis. Thank you!Most likely, I wouldn’t have pursued a PhD in Economics if I hadn’t met Karl-MartinEhrhart. His lectures on game theory raised my interest in economic theory and especiallyin auctions. The second chapter of this thesis is an extension of my diploma thesis, writtenunder his supervision. Furthermore, he encouraged me to apply for the BGSE.