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A correction to uniqueness in "Competitive Bidding and Proprietary Information"

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In this note I show that there is a mistake in the proof of uniqueness in Engelbrecht-Wiggans, Milgrom and Weber’s seminal “Competitive Bidding and Proprietary Information” and provide a correct proof.
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  • Dubra, Juan, 2006. "A correction to uniqueness in "Competitive Bidding and Proprietary Information"," Journal of Mathematical Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(1), pages 56-60, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:mateco:v:42:y:2006:i:1:p:56-60
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