Agent-based computational finance: Suggested readings and early research

Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control

Volumn 24, Issue 5-7, 2000, Pages 679-702

  LeBaron, Blake ^a  

^a BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agents; Evolution; Heterogeneous information; Learning; Simulated markets

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000444193     PISSN: 01651889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0165-1889(99)00022-6     Document Type: Article

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