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Strategic ignorance in a second-price auction

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McAdams, D
Published in: Economics Letters
January 1, 2012

Suppose that bidders may publicly choose not to learn their values prior to a second-price auction with costly bidding. All equilibria with truthful bidding exhibit bidder ignorance when the number of bidders is sufficiently small. Ignorance considerations also affect the optimal reserve price. © 2011 Elsevier B.V.

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Economics Letters

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0165-1765

Publication Date

January 1, 2012

Volume

114

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1

Start / End Page

83 / 85

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McAdams, D. (2012). Strategic ignorance in a second-price auction. Economics Letters, 114(1), 83–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.09.036
McAdams, D. “Strategic ignorance in a second-price auction.” Economics Letters 114, no. 1 (January 1, 2012): 83–85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2011.09.036.
McAdams D. Strategic ignorance in a second-price auction. Economics Letters. 2012 Jan 1;114(1):83–5.
McAdams, D. “Strategic ignorance in a second-price auction.” Economics Letters, vol. 114, no. 1, Jan. 2012, pp. 83–85. Scopus, doi:10.1016/j.econlet.2011.09.036.
McAdams D. Strategic ignorance in a second-price auction. Economics Letters. 2012 Jan 1;114(1):83–85.
Journal cover image

Published In

Economics Letters

DOI

ISSN

0165-1765

Publication Date

January 1, 2012

Volume

114

Issue

1

Start / End Page

83 / 85

Related Subject Headings

  • Economics
  • 38 Economics
  • 14 Economics