Privacy in Markets

42 Pages Posted: 17 Nov 2017 Last revised: 17 Nov 2021

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Mariann Ollar

University of Groningen

Marzena J. Rostek

University of Wisconsin - Madison

Ji Hee Yoon

University College London

Date Written: November 16, 2021

Abstract

Privacy is a common concern in markets. We study dynamic markets based on the uniform-price double auction with I heterogeneous traders who have private information. Traders’ demand schedules can condition on the statistics of past and current outcomes. Equilibrium strategies depend on the entire history. Limited transparency is generally necessary for equilibrium existence. With sufficiently many trading rounds, more transparent designs increase efficiency. For any information structure, one can design a privacy-preserving auction that is ex post efficient. The model allows analysis of how transparency and, more generally, the design of conditioning statistics affects equilibrium trading behavior and efficiency.

Keywords: Noncompetitive markets, Market design, Uniform-price auction, Privacy, Transparency, Contingent variables, Divisible goods, Dark pools

JEL Classification: D4, D82, G14

Suggested Citation

Ollar, Mariann and Rostek, Marzena J. and Yoon, Ji Hee, Privacy in Markets (November 16, 2021). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3071374 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3071374

Mariann Ollar

University of Groningen ( email )

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Marzena J. Rostek

University of Wisconsin - Madison ( email )

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Madison, WI 53703
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HOME PAGE: http://www.ssc.wisc.edu/~mrostek

Ji Hee Yoon (Contact Author)

University College London ( email )

Gower Street
London, WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom

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