Reinforcement learning in experimental asset markets

Eastern Economic Journal

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 109-133

  Chen, Shu Heng ^a   Hsieh, Yi Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

limit order; market order; prediction market experiments; reinforcement learning; zero intelligence

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651070803     PISSN: 00945056     EISSN: 19394632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/eej.2010.57     Document Type: Article

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