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06461 Abstracts Collection – Negotiation and Market Engineering

Authors: Nicholas R. Jennings, Gregory Kersten, Axel Ockenfels, and Christof Weinhardt

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, Negotiation and Market Engineering (2007)


Abstract
From 12.11.06 to 17.11.06, the Dagstuhl Seminar 06461 ``Negotiation and Market Engineering'' was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper. The first section describes the seminar topics and goals in general. Links to extended abstracts or full papers are provided, if available.

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Nicholas R. Jennings, Gregory Kersten, Axel Ockenfels, and Christof Weinhardt. 06461 Abstracts Collection – Negotiation and Market Engineering. In Negotiation and Market Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, pp. 1-14, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)


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@InProceedings{jennings_et_al:DagSemProc.06461.1,
  author =	{Jennings, Nicholas R. and Kersten, Gregory and Ockenfels, Axel and Weinhardt, Christof},
  title =	{{06461 Abstracts Collection – Negotiation and Market Engineering}},
  booktitle =	{Negotiation and Market Engineering},
  pages =	{1--14},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{6461},
  editor =	{Nick Jennings and Gregory Kersten and Axel Ockenfels and Christof Weinhardt},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.1},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10117},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.1},
  annote =	{Keywords: Negotiations, Auctions, Decision Support Systems, Software Agents, Testbedding Markets}
}
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06461 Executive Summary – Negotiation and Market Engineering

Authors: Nicholas R. Jennings, Gregory Kersten, Axel Ockenfels, and Christof Weinhardt

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, Negotiation and Market Engineering (2007)


Abstract
This executive summary sketches the overall theme of the seminar held from November 12 to 17, 2006, at Schloss Dagstuhl.

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Nicholas R. Jennings, Gregory Kersten, Axel Ockenfels, and Christof Weinhardt. 06461 Executive Summary – Negotiation and Market Engineering. In Negotiation and Market Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, pp. 1-2, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)


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@InProceedings{jennings_et_al:DagSemProc.06461.2,
  author =	{Jennings, Nicholas R. and Kersten, Gregory and Ockenfels, Axel and Weinhardt, Christof},
  title =	{{06461 Executive Summary – Negotiation and Market Engineering}},
  booktitle =	{Negotiation and Market Engineering},
  pages =	{1--2},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{6461},
  editor =	{Nick Jennings and Gregory Kersten and Axel Ockenfels and Christof Weinhardt},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.2},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-10101},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.2},
  annote =	{Keywords: Negotiations, Auctions, Decision Support Systems, Software Agents, Testbedding Markets}
}
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Optimal Bidding Strategies for Simultaneous Vickrey Auctions with Perfect Substitutes

Authors: Enrico H. Gerding, Rajdeep K. Dash, David C. K. Yuen, and Nicholas R. Jennings

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, Negotiation and Market Engineering (2007)


Abstract
We derive optimal bidding strategies for a global bidder who participates in multiple, simultaneous second-price auctions with perfect substitutes. We prove that, if everyone else bids locally in a single auction, the global bidder should always place non-zero bids in all available auctions, provided there are no budget constraints. With a budget, however, the optimal strategy is to bid locally if this budget is equal or less than the valuation. Furthermore, for a wide range of valuation distributions, we prove that the problem of finding the optimal bids reduces to two dimensions if all auctions are identical. Moreoever, we address markets with both sequential and simultaneous auctions, non-identical auctions, and the allocative efficiency of the market. Finally, by combining analystical and simulation results, we analyse equilibrium strategies in case of several global bidders. However, a stable solution is then only found if there are local bidders as well.

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Enrico H. Gerding, Rajdeep K. Dash, David C. K. Yuen, and Nicholas R. Jennings. Optimal Bidding Strategies for Simultaneous Vickrey Auctions with Perfect Substitutes. In Negotiation and Market Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, pp. 1-8, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)


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@InProceedings{gerding_et_al:DagSemProc.06461.18,
  author =	{Gerding, Enrico H. and Dash, Rajdeep K. and Yuen, David C. K. and Jennings, Nicholas R.},
  title =	{{Optimal Bidding Strategies for Simultaneous Vickrey Auctions with Perfect Substitutes}},
  booktitle =	{Negotiation and Market Engineering},
  pages =	{1--8},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{6461},
  editor =	{Nick Jennings and Gregory Kersten and Axel Ockenfels and Christof Weinhardt},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.18},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-9934},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.18},
  annote =	{Keywords: Bidding strategies, Vickrey Auctions, Perfect Substitutes, Simultaneous Auctions, Budget Constraint, Global Bidder}
}
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Payoff levels, loss avoidance, and equilibrium selection in the Stag Hunt: an experimental study

Authors: Nicholas Feltovich, Atsushi Iwasaki, and Sobei H. Oda

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, Negotiation and Market Engineering (2007)


Abstract
Game theorists typically assume that changing a game's payoff levels--by adding the same constant to, or subtracting it from, all payoffs--should not affect behavior. However, this invariance is an empirical question when "payoffs" are actually money amounts rather than utility amounts. In particular, if individuals treat gains and losses differently, then payoff-level changes may matter when they result in positive payoffs becoming negative, or vice versa. We report the results of a human-subjects experiment designed to test for two types of "loss avoidance": certain-loss avoidance (avoiding a strategy leading to a sure loss, in favor of an alternative that might lead to a gain) and possible-loss avoidance (avoiding a strategy leading to a possible loss, in favor of an alternative that leads to a sure gain). Subjects in the experiment play three versions of a game called Stag Hunt, which are identical up to the level of payoffs, under a variety of treatments. We find differences in behavior across the three games; these differences are hard to detect in the first round of play, but grow over time. When significant, the differences we find are in the direction predicted by certain- and possible-loss avoidance. Our results carry implications for games with multiple equilibria, and for theories that attempt to select equilibria in such games.

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Nicholas Feltovich, Atsushi Iwasaki, and Sobei H. Oda. Payoff levels, loss avoidance, and equilibrium selection in the Stag Hunt: an experimental study. In Negotiation and Market Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, pp. 1-6, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)


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@InProceedings{feltovich_et_al:DagSemProc.06461.19,
  author =	{Feltovich, Nicholas and Iwasaki, Atsushi and Oda, Sobei H.},
  title =	{{Payoff levels, loss avoidance, and equilibrium selection in the Stag Hunt: an experimental study}},
  booktitle =	{Negotiation and Market Engineering},
  pages =	{1--6},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{6461},
  editor =	{Nick Jennings and Gregory Kersten and Axel Ockenfels and Christof Weinhardt},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.19},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-9960},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.19},
  annote =	{Keywords: Experiment, game theory, behavioral economics, stag hunt, learning}
}
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Sellers Competing for Buyers in Online Markets

Authors: Enrico H. Gerding, Alex Rogers, Rajdeep K. Dash, and Nicholas R. Jennings

Published in: Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, Negotiation and Market Engineering (2007)


Abstract
We consider competition between sellers offering similar items in concurrent online auctions, where each seller must set its individual auction parameters (such as the reserve price) in such a way as to attract buyers. We show that there exists a pure Nash equilibrium in the case of two sellers with asymmetric production costs. In addition, we show that, rather than setting a reserve price, a seller can further improve its utility by shill bidding (i.e., pretending to be a buyer in order to bid in its own auction). But, using an evolutionary simulation, we show that this shill bidding introduces inefficiences within the market. However, we then go on to show that these inefficiences can be reduced when the mediating auction institution uses appropriate auction fees that deter sellers from submitting shill bids.

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Enrico H. Gerding, Alex Rogers, Rajdeep K. Dash, and Nicholas R. Jennings. Sellers Competing for Buyers in Online Markets. In Negotiation and Market Engineering. Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings, Volume 6461, pp. 1-7, Schloss Dagstuhl – Leibniz-Zentrum für Informatik (2007)


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@InProceedings{gerding_et_al:DagSemProc.06461.21,
  author =	{Gerding, Enrico H. and Rogers, Alex and Dash, Rajdeep K. and Jennings, Nicholas R.},
  title =	{{Sellers Competing for Buyers in Online Markets}},
  booktitle =	{Negotiation and Market Engineering},
  pages =	{1--7},
  series =	{Dagstuhl Seminar Proceedings (DagSemProc)},
  ISSN =	{1862-4405},
  year =	{2007},
  volume =	{6461},
  editor =	{Nick Jennings and Gregory Kersten and Axel Ockenfels and Christof Weinhardt},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{https://drops-dev.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.21},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-9979},
  doi =		{10.4230/DagSemProc.06461.21},
  annote =	{Keywords: Auctions, Competing Sellers, Shill Bidding, Auction Fees, Reserve Price}
}
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