Taking the lab to the field: Experimental tests of alternative mechanisms to procure multiple contracts

Journal of Regulatory Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 39-58

  Lunander, Anders ^a   Nilsson, Jan Eric ^b  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative procurement mechanisms; Asymmetric redemption values; Multiple units; Non constant costs

Indexed keywords

EID: 4043067200     PISSN: 0922680X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:REGE.0000008654.68169.08     Document Type: Article

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