Economic Insights from Internet Auctions
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457 1 Bajari: Duke University and NBER. Hortacsu: University of Chicago and NBER. We thank the editor, two anonymous referees, Ginger Jin, Axel Ockenfels, David Reiley, Paul Resnick, and Alvin Roth for their very detailed and insightful comments on various drafts of this document. We thank the National Science Foundation for partial research support, grants SES-0012106 (Bajari) and SES-0242031 (Hortaçsu). 2 There are several interesting accounts of the early development of internet auctions. Cohen (2002) chronicles the development of eBay through in-depth interviews of eBay founders, executives, and users. David LuckingReiley (2000b) provides an insightful description of internet auction sites and auction mechanisms across different market segments.
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