Agent-based analysis of technological diversification and specialization in electricity markets

European Journal of Operational Research

Volumn 181, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 1265-1278

  Bunn, Derek W ^a   Oliveira, Fernando S ^b,c  

^a LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Agent based; Computational learning; Electricity markets; Evolutionary games; Simulation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS; ELECTRICITY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; POWER GENERATION;

AGENT BASED ANALYSIS; COMPUTATIONAL LEARNING; ELECTRICITY MARKETS; EVOLUTIONARY GAMES;

ELECTRONIC COMMERCE;

EID: 33947679372     PISSN: 03772217     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejor.2005.11.056     Document Type: Article

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