What Is an Intangible Asset? How Is the Cost of an Intangible

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Essay

What is an intangible asset? How is the cost of an intangible asset amortized?

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Definitions:

Winner's Curse

The tendency of auction winners to have paid more than the item's actual value, often due to competitive bidding and overestimation of worth.

Bid Shading

A strategy in auctions where bidders intentionally bid lower than their actual value to increase the chance of winning at a lower price.

Bid-rigging

A form of fraud where competitors conspire to determine the winner of a bidding process, undermining fair competition.

English Auctions

A method of sale in which the price ascends and participants bid openly against each other, with the item being sold to the highest bidder.