This 2001 book combines economics and computer science to present the multi-billion dollar internet auction industry.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Electronic commerce and electronic marketplaces; 2. Internet marketplaces - a technical perspective; 3. The difficulty of setting prices; 4. Methods for the analysis and design of electronic markets; 5. Automated negotiations - a survey of state-of-the-art practices; 6. Experimental analysis of multi-attribute auctions; 7. Economic models of multi-attribute auctions; 8. Conclusions and perspectives; Appendix: utility theory and decision analysis; Techniques; Basic ideas of utility theory; Multi-objective decision analysis; References; Index.