Winner's Curse

One concept. Four tiers of command. Which do you speak?

Category: Cognition

Foundational Lexiconwon but overpaid
Executive Parlancevictory regret
Scholarly Discourseadverse selection
Babel ZenithWinner's Curse
Origin: Auction Theory

Etymology & Meaning

Winning an auction or deal only because you overpaid.

In the Boardroom

Realizing you won because you valued it too high.

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