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An assessment of four popular auction mechanisms in the siting of NIMBY facilities: some experimental evidence

Euston T. E. Quah Division of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore, 639798Correspondence[email protected]
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Jongsay Yong University of Melbourne, MIAESR, L7 161 Barry Street, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia
Pages 841-852 | Published online: 11 Apr 2011

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