Continuous learning methods in two-buyer pricing problem

Mathematical Methods of Operations Research

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 287-304

  Berg, Kimmo ^a   Ehtamo, Harri ^a  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Buyer seller game; Learning; Limited information; Mechanism design; Pricing

Indexed keywords

BUYER-SELLER GAME; COMPLETE INFORMATION; CONTINUOUS LEARNING; DISCOUNTED PROFIT; LEARNING; LEARNING METHODS; LIMITED INFORMATION; LOCAL INFORMATION; MECHANISM DESIGN; MONOPOLY PRICING; NUMERICAL EXAMPLE; OPTIMAL PATHS; OPTIMAL TARIFFS; PRICING PROBLEMS;

COSTS; INDUSTRY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; MACHINE DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; PROFITABILITY;

SALES;

EID: 84861917846     PISSN: 14322994     EISSN: 14325217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00186-012-0385-6     Document Type: Article

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