@article{723657, author = {Mochón, Asuncíon, and Sáez, Yago,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/723657}, title = {Understanding auctions [electronic resource] /}, abstract = {In recent years, auctions have become an important field and many markets have designed new and sophisticated auction models to assign different types of items. The prime goal of this book is to set an organized classification of the main auction mechanisms in a way that readers can understand the importance of auction design and the advantages and drawbacks of each model. Given the relevance of the subject, there is a great volume of research about this topic. Nevertheless, most of these contributions use complex mathematical language difficult to understand for the average reader. In this.}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08813-6}, recid = {723657}, pages = {1 online resource (xvii, 148 pages) :}, }