Financial markets with asymmetric information: A pilot study focusing on insider advantages

Journal of Economic Psychology

Volumn 18, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 235-257

  Güth, Werner ^a   Krahnen, Jan P ^b   Rieck, Christian ^b  

^a HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Informational efficiency; Market experiment; Risk attitude; Vickrey auction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031116034     PISSN: 01674870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4870(97)00006-8     Document Type: Article

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