Consider the following proposed system of bidding: the contract would be awarded to the lowest bidder at

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Consider the following proposed system of bidding: the contract would be awarded to the lowest bidder at the price bid by the second-lowest bid. Why does such a system encourage bidders to bid their true costs of production honestly?

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Economics Of The Public Sector

ISBN: 9780393925227

4th Edition

Authors: Joseph E. Stiglitz, Jay K. Rosengard

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