Optimal auction design and R & D

European Economic Review

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 1655-1674

  Bag, Parimal Kanti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bid discrimination; Cost reduction; Procurement auction; R D investment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0007291464     PISSN: 00142921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2921(96)00033-5     Document Type: Article

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