Using field experiments to test equivalence between auction formats: Magic on the internet

American Economic Review

Volumn 89, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1063-1080

  Lucking Reiley, David ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0001547022     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.89.5.1063     Document Type: Article

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