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Bidding ‘as if’ risk neutral in experimental first price auctions without information feedback

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  • Tibor Neugebauer
  • Javier Perote

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  • Tibor Neugebauer & Javier Perote, 2008. "Bidding ‘as if’ risk neutral in experimental first price auctions without information feedback," Experimental Economics, Springer;Economic Science Association, vol. 11(2), pages 190-202, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:expeco:v:11:y:2008:i:2:p:190-202
    DOI: 10.1007/s10683-007-9166-0
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    Keywords

    Experimental economics; First-price sealed-bid auctions; Independent private value model; Bidding theory; Risk aversion; Learning; C12; C13; C72; C92; D44;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • C12 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Hypothesis Testing: General
    • C13 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Estimation: General
    • C72 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Game Theory and Bargaining Theory - - - Noncooperative Games
    • C92 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Laboratory, Group Behavior
    • D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions

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