Laboratory testbeds and non-market valuation: The case of bidding behavior in a second-price auction with an outside option

Environmental and Resource Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 285-294

  Cherry, Todd ^a   Frykblom, Peter ^a   Shogren, Jason ^b   List, John ^c   Sullivan, Melonie ^d  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

bidding behavior; experiments; outside option; valuation

Indexed keywords

ACTION COMMODITY; BIDDING; FIELD APPLICATION;

DATA ACQUISITION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; SALES; STATISTICAL METHODS; VALUE ENGINEERING;

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH;

ECONOMICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PRICE DETERMINATION;

EID: 7744222510     PISSN: 09246460     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10640-004-5264-z     Document Type: Article

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