Self-regulation through social institutions: A framework for the design of open agent-based electronic marketplaces

Computational and Mathematical Organization Theory

Volumn 12, Issue 2-3 SPEC. ISS., 2006, Pages 181-204

  Hahn, Christian ^a   Fley, Bettina ^b   Florian, Michael ^b  

^a GERMAN RESEARCH CENTER FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DFKI   (Germany)

^b HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

BDI; Electronic market; Institutions; Multiagent systems; Self regulation

Indexed keywords

BDI; CLOSED ENVIRONMENT; ELECTRONIC MARKET; ELECTRONIC MARKETPLACES; EMPIRICAL SIMULATIONS; SELF-INTERESTED AGENTS; SELF-REGULATION; SOCIOLOGICAL THEORIES;

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS; MULTI AGENT SYSTEMS;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 33746952554     PISSN: 1381298X     EISSN: 15729346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10588-006-9543-9     Document Type: Article

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