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Optimal fees in internet auctions. / Matros, Alexander; Zapechelnyuk, Andriy.
In: Review of Economic Design, Vol. 12, No. 3, 09.2008, p. 155-163.

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Matros, A & Zapechelnyuk, A 2008, 'Optimal fees in internet auctions', Review of Economic Design, vol. 12, no. 3, pp. 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10058-008-0044-9

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Matros, A., & Zapechelnyuk, A. (2008). Optimal fees in internet auctions. Review of Economic Design, 12(3), 155-163. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10058-008-0044-9

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Matros A, Zapechelnyuk A. Optimal fees in internet auctions. Review of Economic Design. 2008 Sept;12(3):155-163. doi: 10.1007/s10058-008-0044-9

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Matros, Alexander ; Zapechelnyuk, Andriy. / Optimal fees in internet auctions. In: Review of Economic Design. 2008 ; Vol. 12, No. 3. pp. 155-163.

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