Testing vickery's revenue equivalence theory in construction auctions

Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 425-428

  Drew, Derek S ^a   Skitmore, Martin ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bids; Construction industry; Contracts; Pricing

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; FINANCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

BIDS; CONSTRUCTION BIDDING; FPA OR SPA; PRICING;

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY;

EID: 33645136594     PISSN: 07339364     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9364(2006)132:4(425)     Document Type: Article

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