Kim, In-Gyu2014-03-142014-03-141992-07-05etd-10262005-100959http://hdl.handle.net/10919/40184This dissertation is a collection of articles on the design of procurement auctions. Chapter 1 provides a primer to the subsequent three essays. Rather than addressing all the issues involved, it illustrates some basic concepts about auctions, both institutionally and theoretically. It also highlights some problems that arise when auction theory is applied to procurement auctions.vii, 126 leavesBTDapplication/pdfenIn CopyrightLD5655.V856 1992.K5587Auctions -- Mathematical modelsGovernment purchasing -- Corrupt practicesGovernment purchasing -- Mathematical modelsLetting of contracts -- Mathematical modelsDissertationhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-10262005-100959/