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Auction Theory with Private Values

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  • Eric S. Maskin

    (Harvard University)

  • John G. Riley

    (Cambridge Massachusettes)

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  • Eric S. Maskin & John G. Riley, 1985. "Auction Theory with Private Values," UCLA Economics Working Papers 359, UCLA Department of Economics.
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