AEAweb: AEA Sessions in 2008 ASSA Conference

These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Jingfeng Lu (National University of Singapore)

Saturday, January 5, 8:00 AM

Saturday, January 5, 8:00 AM

Session: Auctions (AEA)

Presiding: Preston McAfee (Caltech and Yahoo Research)

A Unified Framework for Auctions Design with Identity-Specific and Financial Externalities
Jingfeng Lu (National University of Singapore)
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Affiliation and Positive Dependence in Auctions
Luciano de Castro (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)
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A Greater Price for a Greater Good? Evidence that Consumers Pay More for Charity-Linked Products
Daniel Elfenbein (Washington University in St. Louis)
Brian McManus (Washington University in St. Louis)
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Matching in Auctions with an Informed Seller
Jennifer Lamping (University of Colorado, Boulder)

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