Bidding in common value auctions: how the commercial construction industry corrects for the winner’s curse

Dyer (1996) · Management Science · Read the paper

Experienced construction executives suffer from a winner's curse in laboratory markets; industry-specific mechanisms, learned evaluation processes and private value elements explain their field success.

Experienced construction executives suffer from a winner's curse in laboratory markets; industry-specific mechanisms, learned evaluation processes and private value elements explain their field success.

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doi:10.1287/mnsc.42.10.1463. Abstract read: experienced construction executives suffer from a winner's curse in laboratory markets; industry-specific mechanisms, learned evaluation processes and private value elements explain their field success.