Multiple Choice
The winner's curse occurs when:
A) buyers are realistic in their value estimates.
B) the winning bid exceeds the true value of a good.
C) the contract bidder experiences frequent cost overruns.
D) the winning bid is drawn from the left tail of the bid distribution.
E) the firm's bid discount exceeds its (upward) estimation error.
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