Vente aux enchères (Auctions)

<p>La basilique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde à Marseille a achevé sa restauration, redonnant éclat à ce monument emblématique.</p><br><p>Traduction:</p><br><p>The Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde basilica in Marseille has completed its restoration, restoring shine to this iconic monument.</p><hr ... Show More

<p>Le Festival du film fantastique de Gérardmer a décerné son Grand Prix au film "In a Violent Nature" du Canadien Chris Nash.</p><br><p>Traduction:</p><br><p>The Gérardmer Fantastic Film Festival awarded its Grand Prize to "In a Violent Nature" by Canadian Chris Nash.</p><hr><p ... Show More

<p>Un éboulement en Savoie a bloqué plus de 10 000 automobilistes pendant plusieurs heures, nécessitant des opérations de déblaiement importantes.</p><br><p>Traduction:</p><br><p>A landslide in Savoie stranded over 10,000 motorists for several hours, requiring significant clearin ... Show More

The Google AdWords algorithm is (famously) an auction system for allocating a massive amount of online ad space in real time--with that fascinating use case in mind, this episode is part one in a two-part series all about auctions. We dive into the theory of auctions, and what ma ... Show More

Texte:<br>Une des rares peintures de Vincent Van Gogh encore dans des mains privées, “Scène de rue à Montmartre” a été vendue pour plus de 13 millions d'euros jeudi.<br><br>Traduction:<br>One of the few paintings by Vincent Van Gogh still in private hands, "Street Scene in Montma ... Show More

Texte:<br>Le musée Rodin à Paris est le seul musée en France autorisé à reproduire et vendre certaines des oeuvres d'art présentées, afin qu'il puisse survivre sans aide de l'Etat.<br><br>Traduction:<br>The Rodin museum in Paris is the only museum in France that's allowed to repr ... Show More

We discuss auctions. We first distinguish two extremes: common values and private values. We hold a common value auction in class and discover the winner’s curse, the winner tends to overpay. We discuss why this occurs and how to avoid it: you should bid as if you knew that your ... Show More

Vincent Van Gogh's "Sunflowers" was sold at auction at Christie's in London in March 1987 for 39.9 million dollars - then a world record and more than double the previous top price paid for an artwork at auction. The sale made front-page headlines and is now seen as the moment th ... Show More