Decision Analysis: The Right Tool for Auctions

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1287/deca.1070.0097

For bidders in standard sealed bid auctions, I believe that decision theory dominates game theory. Even in the design of auctions, decision theory competes well with game theory. This paper explains why I have reached these conclusions.

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