The winner’s curse in auctions with losses
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Sealed-bid auction; Winner’s curse; Risk; Public procurement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C91 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Individual Behavior
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
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