C2C versus B2C: A comparison of the winner's curse in two types of electronic auctions

International Journal of Electronic Commerce

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 115-138

  Oh, Wonseok ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electronic auctions; Electronic bidding; Information asymmetry; Product value; Search costs; Winner's curse

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040079717     PISSN: 10864415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10864415.2002.11044249     Document Type: Article

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