Flexible double auctions for electronic commerce: Theory and implementation

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 17-27

  Wurman, Peter R ^a   Walsh, William E ^a   Wellman, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Double auctions; Electronic commerce mechanisms; Incentive compatibility

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COSTS; DECISION THEORY; ELECTRONIC COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; MARKETING;

DOUBLE AUCTION METHODS; INCENTIVE COMPATIBILITY METHODS;

DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS;

EID: 0032208665     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(98)00060-8     Document Type: Article

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