Hernando-Veciana, ÁngelMichelucci, Fabio2015-04-162015-04-162014-11Economics Letters (2014). 125(2), 233-235.0165-1765https://hdl.handle.net/10016/20439We show that the commitment to not allocate may be exploited by a seller/social planner to increase the expected social surplus that can be achieved in the sale of an indivisible unit.8 p.application/pdfeng© 2014 Elsevier B.VAuctionsEfficiencyMechanism designOn the optimality of not allocatingresearch articleD44D82Economía10.1016/j.econlet.2014.09.016open access2332235Economics letters125AR/0000015939