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A choice of auction format in seller cheating: a signaling game analysis

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  • Takahiro Watanabe
  • Takehiko Yamato

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  • Takahiro Watanabe & Takehiko Yamato, 2008. "A choice of auction format in seller cheating: a signaling game analysis," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 36(1), pages 57-80, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:36:y:2008:i:1:p:57-80
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-007-0262-3
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    3. Sharma, Shashidharan, 2022. "Cheating in Second Price Auctions and Emotional Responses," MPRA Paper 121492, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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    Keywords

    Auction; Cheating; Signaling game; C72; D44; D82;
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    JEL classification:

    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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