Submitted by Roberta Ferriche (rferriche@deloitte.com) on 2009-06-30T16:33:35Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Roberta Ferriche - Dissertação.pdf: 248461 bytes, checksum: 0381197ebe8ffd098154f7bd8811794f (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Vitor Souza(vitor.souza@fgv.br) on 2009-06-30T19:58:14Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Roberta Ferriche - Dissertação.pdf: 248461 bytes, checksum: 0381197ebe8ffd098154f7bd8811794f (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2009-06-30T19:59:33Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Roberta Ferriche - Dissertação.pdf: 248461 bytes, checksum: 0381197ebe8ffd098154f7bd8811794f (MD5) / The reform process that the petroleum industry have undergone from the 90 ́s, associated to the transference of public utility services to the private sector, brought important changes to the economy. In this context, the intensified use of auctions, for the privatization of public companies and for the concession of exploration rights assumed a role of great relevance in the Brazilian economy. The discussion on the type of auction used for the sale of oil leases is of great importance, since it represents the beginning of this new policy. Being so, this paper aims at approaching the main aspects that base the choice of an appropriate format of auction, detailing the peculiarities of the oil industry and, finally, analyzing the achieved results. / O processo de reforma que ocorreu na indústria petrolífera a partir da década de 1990, associada à transferência de serviços de utilidade pública para o setor privado, trouxe mudanças importantes para a economia. Neste contexto, a intensificação do uso de leilões, para a privatização das empresas públicas e para a concessão de direitos de exploração de seus serviços assumiu um papel de grande relevância na economia brasileira. A discussão sobre o desenho de leilão adotado para a venda de blocos petrolíferos é fundamental, pois representa o ponto inicial desta nova política. Sendo assim, este trabalho aborda os principais aspectos que fundamentam a escolha de um formato apropriado de leilão, detalhando as peculiaridades da indústria petrolífera e, finalmente, discutindo os resultados obtidos.

Diese Dissertation besteht aus drei unabhängigen Artikeln in dem Forschungsfeld der Informationsökonomik. Ein wiederkehrendes Motiv in allen drei Artikeln ist die ambivalente Rolle von privater Information. In Kontrast zur klassischen Entscheidungstheorie, in der mehr Informationen Individuen niemals schlechter stellt, analysiere ich drei verschiedene Umgebungen, in denen mehr Konsumenteninformation die Konsumentenrente verringern kann. / This dissertation comprises three independent chapters in the field of information economics. The recurrent theme of all three chapters is the ambiguous role of information: While in standard decision theory additional information enables individuals to weakly increase utility through making better choices, I analyze three di erent environments in which more information to consumers may actually be detrimental to consumer utility.