Say that you are bidding in a sealed-bid auction and that you really want the item being

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Say that you are bidding in a sealed-bid auction and that you really want the item being auctioned. Winning it would be worth $250 to you. Say you expect the nexthighest bidder to bid $100.

a. In a standard “highest-bid” auction, what bid would a rational person make?

b. In a Vickrey auction, what bid would he make?

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Microeconomics

ISBN: 9781260507140

11th Edition

Authors: David Colander

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