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Auction Theory Reviews

Customer Rating:
Summary: A very good book, but we need a "Dummies" version.
Comment: This is a very good book on the topic, but we need a "Dummies" version. Auctions are becoming a part of everyday life -- been on EBay lately? Played the stock market? I wish Dr. Krishna had a version of this material without the rigorous math that I could in an undergrad course.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Do not buy the online copy
Comment: The scan quality is very poor, and the images are not readable. Yet Amazon charged me $13.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: The Best
Comment: This is the best auction _theory_ book.
Any PhD student in economics or coorporate finance
should read it. Notice that if you are ONLY interested in
real-life auctions and not on the game theory behind
auction theory this book is not for you.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Accessible and straightforward. Thumbs up!
Comment: A balance between rigor and intuition. The book contains complete and clear proofs of almost all propositions and many- many fully-worked examples to reinforce intuition. The "chapter notes" provide with plenty further reading and the seven appendices at the end of the book cover lots of essential background. For those who are interested in auction theory and seek a rigorous treatment that at the same time is not intimidating, I highly recommend this book. After all, as Vijay Krishna states in the preface, "...the book is intended to be a conversation between the author and the reader".

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Clear, Rigorous and Intuitive
Comment: This is a fabulous book for quickly uploading the central insights of the vast literature on the economics of auction design. Results are stated precisely and proven, often with an eye for developing intuition and an understanding of technique. The book can be read from cover to cover or dipped into as required. I find it an extremely useful aid to research.
Highly recommended.

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