auction theory

noun

An applied branch of economics, studying how bidders act in auction markets and how the features of such markets incentivize predictable outcomes.

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nounauction theory (uncountable)
  1. uncountableeconomicsAn applied branch of economics, studying how bidders act in auction markets and how the features of such markets incentivize predictable outcomes.
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