Field experiments on the effects of reserve prices in auctions: More Magic on the Internet

RAND Journal of Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 195-211

  Reiley, David H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

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EID: 33748310601     PISSN: 07416261     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-2171.2006.tb00012.x     Document Type: Review

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