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This thesis presents a structured methodology to help contractors working in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to make their bid/no-bid decision on a rational basis. Literature was reviewed and thirty seven factors that affect the contractors' bid/no-bid decision were found. The Analy…

This dissertation contains three essays sharing a common goal: to understand observed bidding behavior in different auction settings through the eyes of economic theory, and to make empirically-grounded policy suggestions to improve the performance of the market mechanism. The f…

As auctions are becoming an increasingly popular way of selling multiple units of goods, like Treasury securities and cell phone licenses, this thesis analyzes properties of different auction methods. The first chapter provides a model to sell two identical licenses for particip…

Given the magnitude of e-auction transactions, it becomes challenging to safeguard consumers from dishonest sellers, such as shill bidders. Shill Bidding (SB) is a predominant auction fraud that is driven by modern-day technologies and clever scammers. The difficulty of identify…

Mergers and acquisitions were always a popular strategy used by numerous companies for diverse reasons. They account for transactions of billions of dollars every year. Nevertheless, researchers proved that M&As often end up not creating value for its shareholders. Recently, the…