Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Incentive compatible auctions: theory and evidence
- 3 Value theory
- 4 Conducting experimental auctions: some preliminaries
- 5 Conducting experimental auctions
- 6 Data analysis
- 7 Valuation case studies
- 8 Auction design: case studies
- 9 Validity of experimental auctions
- 10 The future of experimental auctions
- References
- Index
- References
References
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 October 2009
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- List of figures
- List of tables
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Incentive compatible auctions: theory and evidence
- 3 Value theory
- 4 Conducting experimental auctions: some preliminaries
- 5 Conducting experimental auctions
- 6 Data analysis
- 7 Valuation case studies
- 8 Auction design: case studies
- 9 Validity of experimental auctions
- 10 The future of experimental auctions
- References
- Index
- References
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