Rule-based specification of auction mechanisms

Proceedings of the Third International Joint Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, AAMAS 2004

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 818-825

  Lochner, Kevin M ^a   Wellman, Michael P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONTROL SYSTEMS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; MARKETING; MECHANISMS;

AUCTION MECHANISMS; FINANCIAL INNOVATIONS; MARKETPLACES; SCRIPTING LANGUAGES;

COMMERCE;

EID: 4544361040     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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