Endogenous entry and self-selection in private value auctions: An experimental study

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 66, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 731-747

  Palfrey, Thomas R ^a   Pevnitskaya, Svetlana ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Auctions; Experimental economics; Game theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 42649085718     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2006.06.005     Document Type: Article

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