Maximizing bidder surplus in simultaneous online art auctions via dynamic forecasting

International Journal of Forecasting

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1259-1270

  Dass, Mayukh ^a   Jank, Wolfgang ^b   Shmueli, Galit ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bidder surplus optimization; Dynamic price forecasting; Functional data analysis; Intelligent bidding system; Simultaneous online art auctions

Indexed keywords

EID: 80052148666     PISSN: 01692070     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijforecast.2011.01.003     Document Type: Article

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