Efficiency in auctions with private and common values: An experimental study

American Economic Review

Volumn 92, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 625-643

  Goeree, Jacob K ^a,b   Offerman, Theo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 0038893694     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/00028280260136435     Document Type: Article

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