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Delegation of decision rights and the winner's curse

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  • Blanes i Vidal, Jordi, 2007. "Delegation of decision rights and the winner's curse," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 94(2), pages 163-169, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:ecolet:v:94:y:2007:i:2:p:163-169
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