Auctioning entry into tournaments

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 573-605

  Fullerton, Richard L ^a   McAfee, R Preston ^b  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 0032822669     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/250072     Document Type: Article

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