An agent-based simulation testbed for evaluating internet-based matching mechanisms

Simulation Modelling Practice and Theory

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 371-388

  Janssen, Marijn ^a   Verbraeck, Alexander ^a  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Agent based simulation; Matching mechanisms; Trading

Indexed keywords

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; INTERNET; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS; RISKS;

AGENT-BASED SIMULATIONS; AGENT-BASED SYSTEMS; MATCHING MECHANISMS; TRADING;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 19744369337     PISSN: 1569190X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.simpat.2004.12.002     Document Type: Article

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