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One of the real world's situations that she has studies is government auction.Auctions can be used to sell something like the right to cut down trees on public forest lands, or they can be used to buy something that a government agency needs like computers.In both cases,bidders can beat against one another to win the auction.
她对现实中的情况做过研究的其中一个问题是政府拍卖.拍卖可以用于销售物品,例如在公共土地上砍伐树木的权利,或者用于购买一些政府机构需要的东西例如计算机.在这两种情况下,投标者会打败其他竞争者以赢得这次拍卖.
For 5 years,Susan Athey worked with the British Columbia Ministry of Forests in Canada to desigh a system for timber auctions.That system has help the Canadians collect over one billion dollars.It has also helped ease a trade dispute.The United States acused Canada of providing unfair support to with timber industry.
Susan Athey和英国哥伦比亚林业部门在加拿大合作了5年,设计出了一套林木拍卖系统.这个系统帮助加拿大积聚了超过十亿美圆的资金.还帮助缓解了一项贸易纠纷.美国指责加拿大对林业提供了不公平的支持.
Professor Athey has also started help bidders in an auction can suppress competition.One pays the others to offer losing beats.This, of course ,the defeats purpose of an auction.Susan Athey showed that requiring businesses to make secret beats could increase competition.
Athey教授还开始帮助拍卖中的投标者压制竞争对手.将其他竞争对手打败.当然,战胜的目的是要赢得拍卖.Susan Athey表示要求投标者秘密的竞标可能会导致竞争加剧.
The John Bates Clark Medal has been given every two years since 1947,except for 1953.That year no prize was awarded.Among 30 winners of the medal, 11 have won the Nobel Prize in the economics.
约翰贝斯克拉克奖章从1947年开始每两年颁发一次,除了在1953年,这一年没有任何奖章颁发.在获得过奖章的三十位获奖者中,有11个获得过经济学领域的诺贝尔奖章.
auction n.&v 拍卖
bidder n.出标者,投标者
Columbia n.哥伦比亚(地名)
timber n.树木,林木;木材,木料
dispute n.争论;辩论;争端;纠纷 v.对...提出质询;对...表示异议
suppress v.镇压;平定;压制
defeat v.击败;战胜 n.失败;战败;挫败

posted on 2007-05-17 08:47
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