An experimental analysis of ending rules in Internet auctions

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 890-907

  Ariely, Dan ^a   Ockenfels, Axel ^b   Roth, Alvin E ^c  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33744752684     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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