When does cheating on mail-in bids pay? A guide for the dishonest auctioneer

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 313-323

  Deltas, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions; Bookbids; Left bids; Phantom bids

Indexed keywords

EID: 0013002921     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-2681(99)00070-0     Document Type: Article

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