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Endogenous entry in lowest-unique sealed-bid auctions

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  • Dinard Laan
  • Dirk Veldhuizen

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  • Harold Houba & Dinard Laan & Dirk Veldhuizen, 2011. "Endogenous entry in lowest-unique sealed-bid auctions," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 71(2), pages 269-295, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:71:y:2011:i:2:p:269-295
    DOI: 10.1007/s11238-010-9196-5
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    Keywords

    Sealed-bid auction; Evolutionary stability; Endogenous entry; Maximin; D44; C72; C73; C61; L83;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C73 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Stochastic and Dynamic Games; Evolutionary Games
    • C61 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Mathematical Methods; Programming Models; Mathematical and Simulation Modeling - - - Optimization Techniques; Programming Models; Dynamic Analysis
    • L83 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Services - - - Sports; Gambling; Restaurants; Recreation; Tourism

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