Why do sellers (usually) prefer auctions?

American Economic Review

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 1544-1575

  Bulow, Jeremy ^a   Klemperer, Paul ^b  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NUFFIELD COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 74949084392     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.99.4.1544     Document Type: Article

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