2014•Applied Economics LettersRequires access

The effect of monetary versus nonmonetary endowment on WTP in BDM auctions

Riccardo Vecchio, Azzurra Annunziata

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We evaluate the effects of monetary and nonmonetary endowments on willingness to pay (WTP) bids in Becker–DeGroot–Marschak (BDM) experimental auctions. Results indicate that subjects provided with a monetary endowment bid more than those that received a nonmonetary endowment.

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We evaluate the effects of monetary and nonmonetary endowments on willingness to pay (WTP) bids in Becker–DeGroot–Marschak (BDM) experimental auctions. Results indicate that subjects provided with a monetary endowment bid more than those that received a nonmonetary endowment.

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We evaluate the effects of monetary and nonmonetary endowments on willingness to pay (WTP) bids in Becker–DeGroot–Marschak (BDM) experimental auctions. Results indicate that subjects provided with a monetary endowment bid more than those that received a nonmonetary endowment.

Key concepts: Economics, Endowment, Common value auction, Endowment effect, Willingness to pay, Microeconomics, Epistemology, Philosophy

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