The 2020 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel was awarded to Paul R. Milgrom and Robert B. Wilson for “improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats”. In this survey article, we review the contributions of the laureates, emphasizing the subtle interplay between deep theoretical questions and practical design challenges that resulted in one of the most successful fields of economics.

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发现拍卖：保罗·米尔格罗姆和罗伯特·威尔逊的贡献*

2020 年瑞典央行纪念阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔经济学奖授予 Paul R. Milgrom 和 Robert B. Wilson，以表彰他们“对拍卖理论的改进和新拍卖形式的发明”。在这篇综述文章中，我们回顾了获奖者的贡献，强调了深刻的理论问题与实际设计挑战之间微妙的相互作用，这些相互作用导致了经济学最成功的领域之一。