From the Olympics to the World Cup, mega sporting events are a source of enjoyment for tens of thousands of people, but can also be a source of intense debate and controversy. This insightful Handbook addresses a number of central questions, including: How are host cities selected and under what...

In 1797 Johann Wolfgang von Goethe sold a manuscript through a second-price auction. We investigate Goethe's motivation in the context of the late eighteenth century's book market and relate it to modern auction theory