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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