Auctions : : Theory and Practice / / Paul Klemperer.

Governments use them to sell everything from oilfields to pollution permits, and to privatize companies; consumers rely on them to buy baseball tickets and hotel rooms, and economic theorists employ them to explain booms and busts. Auctions make up many of the world's most important markets; an...

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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2018]
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Year of Publication:2018
Language:English
Series:The Toulouse Lectures in Economics
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • Part A: Introduction to the Theory
  • Chapter One. A Survey of Auction Theory
  • Part B: Applications to Other Areas of Economics
  • Chapter Two. Why Every Economist Should Learn Some Auction Theory
  • Part C: Practical Auction Design
  • Chapter Three. What Really Matters in Auction Design
  • Chapter Four. Using and Abusing Auction Theory
  • Part D: Case Study: The ''3G'' Mobile-Phone Auctions
  • Chapter Five. Overview of the European Auctions
  • Chapter Six. Designing the UK Auction
  • Chapter Seven. Bidder Strategies
  • Chapter Eight. Were Auctions a Good Idea?
  • Suggestions for Course Outlines
  • Solutions to Exercises
  • References
  • Index