Bidding for incomplete contracts: An empirical analysis of adaptation costs

American Economic Review

Volumn 104, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1288-1319

  Bajari, Patrick ^a   Houghton, Stephanie ^b   Tadelis, Steven ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 84898618564     PISSN: 00028282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1257/aer.104.4.1288     Document Type: Article

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