I guess because it&#x27;s historically interesting.<p>For your convenience, the paper mentioned in this article, &quot;Goethe&#x27;s Second-Price Auction&quot;, can be found at <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.econ2.uni-bonn.de&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;goethes_second.pdf" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.econ2.uni-bonn.de&#x2F;pdf&#x2F;goethes_second.pdf</a>