Winner’s Curse

The tendency that in a bidding contest or in some types of auctions, the winner is the bidder with the highest (over-optimistic) estimate of value. This explains the high frequency of negative returns to acquiring firms in takeovers with multiple bidders.
Originally written on December 21, 2010 and last modified on January 19, 2018.

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