Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW -- CHAPTER 2 DECISIONS AND GAMES -- CHAPTER 3 DOUBLE-AUCTION MARKETS -- CHAPTER 4 POSTED-OFFER MARKETS -- CHAPTER 5 BARGAINING AND AUCTIONS -- Chapter 6 PUBLIC GOODS, EXTERNALITIES, AND VOTING -- Chapter...

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