An Incentive-Compatible Mechanism for Revealing True Willingness to Pay in a Private

question 10

Multiple Choice

An incentive-compatible mechanism for revealing true willingness to pay in a private value auction is

• A)impossible
• B)a Dutch auction
• C)a second-highest sealed bid auction
• D)a sequential auction with open bidding
• E)a discriminatory price all-or-nothing auction.

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