Selection into auctions for risky and ambiguous prospects

Economic Inquiry

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 882-895

  Kocher, Martin G ^a,b   Trautmann, Stefan T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^b TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 84870468827     PISSN: 00952583     EISSN: 14657295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2010.00347.x     Document Type: Article

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