Game Theoretic Problems in Network Economics and Mechanism Design Solutions
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Y. Narahari · Dinesh Garg · Ramasuri Narayanam Hastagiri Prakash
Game Theoretic Problems in Network Economics and Mechanism Design Solutions
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Y. Narahari Indian Institute of Science Department of Computer Science & Automation Bangalore-560012 India [email protected]
Ramasuri Narayanam Indian Institute of Science Department of Computer Science & Automation Bangalore-560012 India [email protected]
Dinesh Garg IBM India Research Lab Embassy Golf Links Business Park Bangalore-560071 India [email protected]
Hastagiri Prakash Indian Institute of Science Department of Computer Science & Automation Bangalore-560012 India [email protected]
AI&KP ISSN: 1610-3947 ISBN: 978-1-84800-937-0 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-84800-938-7
e-ISBN: 978-1-84800-938-7
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Dedicated to
Our Beloved Parents
for giving us this wonderful life, for teaching us the fundamentals of the game of life, and for continuously inspiring us in this life through their exemplary mechanisms
Yadati Narahari Dinesh Garg Ramasuri Narayanam Hastagiri Prakash
Preface
The project of writing this monograph was conceived in August 2006. It is a matter of delight and satisfaction that this monograph would be published during the centenary year (May 27, 2008 – May 26, 2009) of our dear alma mater, the Indian Institute of Science, which is truly a magnificent temple and an eternal source of inspiration, with a splendid ambiance for research. Studying the rational behavior of entities interacting with each other in organized or ad-hoc marketplaces has been the bread and butter of our research group here at the Electronic Commerce Laboratory, Department of Computer Science and Automation, Indian Institute of Science. Specif
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