To attract more bidders, and more aggressive bidders, to your common-value auction
a. withhold relevant information about the value of the object
b. don't allow bidders to know how others are bidding
c. allow potential bidders ample time to examine the object being sold
d. do not hold oral auctions
c
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When real GDP falls for two consecutive quarters the economy is in a
A) peak. B) trough. C) recession. D) depression.
Private solutions may not be possible due to the costs of negotiating and enforcing these solutions. Such costs are called
a. transaction costs. b. corrective costs. c. input costs. d. private costs.
The laws governing patents and copyrights
a. promote monopolies. b. are intended to serve private interests, not the public's interest. c. have costs but not benefits. d. eliminate the need for firms to engage in research and development.
A narrowly defined market will tend to make concentration appear _________, while a broadly defined market will tend to make it appear _________.
A. concerning; less concerning B. higher; smaller C. less concerning; concerning D. smaller; higher