Measuring the Benefits to Sniping on eBay: Evidence from a Field Experiment
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bidding; second-price auction;JEL classification:
- C93 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Design of Experiments - - - Field Experiments
- D44 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design - - - Auctions
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