An evolutionary analysis of buyer insurance and seller reputation in online markets

Theory and Decision

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 265-282

  Güth, Werner ^a   Mengel, Friederike ^b   Ockenfels, Axel ^c  

^a Institute of Economics   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

eBay; Evolutionary game theory; Moral hazard; Online markets; Reputation mechanism; Trust

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS; GAME THEORY; INSURANCE; INTERNET; MARKETING; ONLINE SYSTEMS;

INTERNET MARKET PLATFORMS; MORAL HAZARD PROBLEMS; ONLINE MARKETS; TRADING DYNAMICS;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 34548767823     PISSN: 00405833     EISSN: 15737187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11238-007-9035-5     Document Type: Article

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