Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctons
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- Stefano Galavotti & Luigi Moretti & Paola Valbonesi, 2018. "Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctions," American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, American Economic Association, vol. 10(4), pages 1-26, November.
- Stefano Galavotti & Luigi Moretti & Paola Valbonesi, 2014. "Sophisticated Bidders In Beauty-Contest Auctions," "Marco Fanno" Working Papers 0187, Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche "Marco Fanno".
- Stefano Galavotti & Luigi Moretti & Paola Valbonesi, 2017. "Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctons," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-01440891, HAL.
- Stefano Galavotti & Luigi Moretti, & Paola Valbonesi, 2018. "Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctions," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) hal-01619040, HAL.
- Stefano Galavotti & Luigi Moretti & Paola Valbonesi, 2017. "Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctions," Documents de travail du Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne 17003, Université Panthéon-Sorbonne (Paris 1), Centre d'Economie de la Sorbonne.
- Stefano Galavotti & Luigi Moretti, & Paola Valbonesi, 2018. "Sophisticated Bidders in Beauty-Contest Auctions," Post-Print hal-01619040, HAL.
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Keywords
cognitive hierarchy; auctions; beauty-contest; public procurement;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- C70 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - General
- D01 - Microeconomics - - General - - - Microeconomic Behavior: Underlying Principles
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search; Learning; Information and Knowledge; Communication; Belief; Unawareness
- H57 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Procurement
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DES-2018-07-16 (Economic Design)
- NEP-EXP-2018-07-16 (Experimental Economics)
- NEP-GTH-2018-07-16 (Game Theory)
- NEP-REG-2018-07-16 (Regulation)
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