Co-learning patterns as emergent market phenomena: An electricity market illustration

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 82, Issue 2-3, 2012, Pages 395-419

  Li, Hongyan ^a   Tesfatsion, Leigh ^b  

^a ABB INC   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AMES wholesale power market testbed; Capacity withholding; Co learning; Double auction; Emergence; Heat maps; Market power; Wholesale electric power market

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860494361     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jebo.2011.08.003     Document Type: Article

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