On the Communication Complexity of Expected-Prof it Maximization

Journal of Economic Theory

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 185-202

  Jordan, J S ^a   Xu, Dingbo ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

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EID: 0346409767     PISSN: 00220531     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jeth.1999.2517     Document Type: Article

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