Understanding overbidding in second price auctions: An experimental study

Economic Journal

Volumn 118, Issue 532, 2008, Pages 1572-1595

  Cooper, David J ^a   Fang, Hanming ^b  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

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EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; PERCEPTION;

EID: 52749086161     PISSN: 00130133     EISSN: 14680297     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0297.2008.02181.x     Document Type: Article

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