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Auction design with opportunity cost

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  • Jingfeng Lu, 2009. "Auction design with opportunity cost," Economic Theory, Springer;Society for the Advancement of Economic Theory (SAET), vol. 38(1), pages 73-103, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:joecth:v:38:y:2009:i:1:p:73-103
    DOI: 10.1007/s00199-008-0331-2
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    Keywords

    Auction design; Endogenous entry; Opportunity cost; D44; D82;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
    • D82 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Asymmetric and Private Information; Mechanism Design

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