Going once, going twice, sold: auctions and the success of economic theory

Adam Zaretsky

The Regional Economist, 1998, issue Jan, 10-11

Abstract: It has been said that, \\"the value of anything is not what it cost to produce, but what you can get for it at an auction.\\" The U.S. government's proving just that with its auctioning off of telecommunication license.

Keywords: Federal Communications Commission; Auctions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1998
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