A very extreme case of the dollar auction

Journal of Management Education

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 56-69

  Murnighan, J Keith ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 4344650030     PISSN: 10525629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/105256290202600105     Document Type: Article

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