Analyzing the Airwaves Auction

Journal of Economic Perspectives

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 159-175

  McAfee, R Preston ^a   McMillan, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 0000793916     PISSN: 08953309     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/jep.10.1.159     Document Type: Article

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