Bidders' behaviour in government securities auctions : a case study for Colombia

Borradores de Economia
Number: 
760
Published: 
Classification JEL: 
D44, G18, G28
Keywords: 
Human capital agglomeration, Social returns, Private returns, Externalities, Uncertainty, Fiscal policy

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