Club formation by rational sharing: Content, viability and community structure

Algorithmica (New York)

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 80-94

  Ng, W Y ^a   Chiu, D M ^a   Lin, W K ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Club formation; Collective action; Incentive; Peer to peer systems; Rationality; Sharing; Statistical equilibrium

Indexed keywords

CLUB FORMATION; COLLECTIVE ACTION; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; FREE-RIDING; INCENTIVE; PEER-TO-PEER SYSTEMS; RATIONALITY; SHARING; STATISTICAL EQUILIBRIUM;

COMPETITION;

EID: 49149087369     PISSN: 01784617     EISSN: 14320541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00453-007-9110-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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