Economic implications of agent technology and e-commerce

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Vulkan, N
• 署名单位: University of Bristol
• 刊物名称: ECONOMIC JOURNAL
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0013-0133
• DOI: 10.1111/1468-0297.00403
• 发表日期: 1999
• 页码: F67-F90
• 关键词: information acquisition; equilibrium; oligopoly

摘要

In the light of the exponential growth of the Internet and World Wide Web this paper describes in some detail existing agents and multi-agents applications in the context of e-commerce, and suggests a research agenda for economists in response to these changes in technology and lifestyle. First, several ways where economic theory (and in particular implementation theory) can be used to design and improve the efficiency of e-commerce systems are described. Second, the paper discusses the impact on markets of using software agents. Finally, the paper discusses how economic theory can be used towards the design of the interactions between agents and their users.