Price dynamics and quality in information markets

Decision Support Systems

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 35-47

  Sairamesh, Jakka ^a   Kephart, Jeffrey O ^a  

^a IBM T J WATSON RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; COMPUTATION THEORY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; ECONOMICS; GAME THEORY; MARKETING; QUALITY ASSURANCE; SALES;

AUTONOMOUS SOFTWARE AGENT; INFORMATION MARKET; PRICE DYNAMICS; PRODUCT QUALITY;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 0033871365     PISSN: 01679236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-9236(99)00073-1     Document Type: Article

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