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Compensating for the winner's curse: Experimental evidence

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  • Parlour, Christine A.
  • Prasnikar, Vesna
  • Rajan, Uday

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  • Parlour, Christine A. & Prasnikar, Vesna & Rajan, Uday, 2007. "Compensating for the winner's curse: Experimental evidence," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 60(2), pages 339-356, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:gamebe:v:60:y:2007:i:2:p:339-356
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