Bid preference programs and participation in highway procurement auctions

American Economic Review

Volumn 101, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2653-2686

  Krasnokutskaya, Elena ^a   Seim, Katja ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

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EID: 80054947551     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.101.6.2653     Document Type: Article

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