Clocks and Trees: Isomorphic Dutch Auctions and Centipede Games

Econometrica

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 883-903

  Cox, James C ^a   James, Duncan ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Centipede games; Dutch auctions; Dynamic structure; Experiment; Game theory; Institutional format

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858594160     PISSN: 00129682     EISSN: 14680262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3982/ECTA9589     Document Type: Article

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