Microeconomics
Microeconomics
11th Edition
ISBN: 9781260507140
Author: David C. Colander
Publisher: McGraw Hill Education
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Chapter 20, Problem 13QE
To determine

Reason for the sellers who generally prefer a Vickrey auction to a regular sealed bid.

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