When are Auctions Best?

We compare the two most common bidding processes for selling a company or other asset when participation is costly to buyers. In an auction all entry decisions are made prior to any bidding. In a sequential bidding process earlier entrants can make bids before later entrants choose whether to compet...

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Những tác giả chính: Bulow, J, Klemperer, P
Định dạng: Working paper
Ngôn ngữ:English
Được phát hành: Nuffield College (University of Oxford) 2007