A Parametrization of the Auction Design Space

Games and Economic Behavior

Volumn 35, Issue 1-2, 2001, Pages 304-338

  Wurman, Peter R ^a   Wellman, Michael P ^b   Walsh, William E ^b  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

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EID: 0003142374     PISSN: 08998256     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/game.2000.0828     Document Type: Article

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