Are structural estimates of auction models reasonable? Evidence from experimental data

Journal of Political Economy

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 703-741

  Bajari, Patrick ^a,b   Hortaçsu, Ali ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MODELING; PRICE DYNAMICS;

EID: 24944484067     PISSN: 00223808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/432138     Document Type: Article

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