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2007
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Mechanism Design on Trust Networks
We introduce the concept of a trust network—a decentralized payment infrastructure in which payments are routed as IOUs between trusted entities. The trust network has directed ...
Arpita Ghosh, Mohammad Mahdian, Daniel M. Reeves, ...
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2007
Springer
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Market Equilibrium Using Auctions for a Class of Gross-Substitute Utilities
In addition to useful Economic interpretation, auction based algorithms are generally found to be efficient. In this note, we observe that the auction-based mechanism can also be u...
Rahul Garg, Sanjiv Kapoor
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2007
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Empirical Price Modeling for Sponsored Search
We present a characterization of empirical price data from sponsored search auctions. We show that simple models drawing bid values independently from a fixed distribution can be...
Kuzman Ganchev, Alex Kulesza, Jinsong Tan, Ryan Ga...
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2007
Springer
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Total Latency in Singleton Congestion Games
Abstract. In this work, we consider singleton congestion games as a special class of (weighted) congestion games where each players' strategy consists only of a single resourc...
Martin Gairing, Florian Schoppmann
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2007
Springer
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The Wi-Fi Roaming Game
Abstract. We propose an extensive-form game as a model for pricing roaming charges in 802.11 wireless data networks. We specify utility functions for the three agents involved in t...
Mohammad Hossein Falaki
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2007
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Maximizing Revenue in Sequential Auctions
We study sequential auctions for private value objects and unit-demand bidders using second-price sealed-bid rules. We analyze this scenario from the seller’s perspective and con...
Edith Elkind, S. Shaheen Fatima
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2007
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Information Sharing Communities
Gabrielle Demange
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2007
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The Importance of Network Topology in Local Contribution Games
We consider a model of content contribution in peer-to-peer networks with linear quadratic payoffs and very general interaction patterns. We find that Nash equilibria of this gam...
Jacomo Corbo, Antoni Calvó-Armengol, David ...
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2007
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A Note on Equilibrium Pricing as Convex Optimization
We study equilibrium computation for exchange markets. We show that the market equilibrium of either of the following two markets:
Lihua Chen, Yinyu Ye, Jiawei Zhang
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2007
Springer
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On Competitiveness in Uniform Utility Allocation Markets
In this paper, we study competitive markets - a market is competitive if increasing the endowment of any one buyer does not increase the equilibrium utility of any other buyer. In ...
Deeparnab Chakrabarty, Nikhil R. Devanur