An Analysis of Entries in the First TAC Market Design Competition

This paper presents an analysis of entries in the first TAC Market Design Competition that compares the entries across several scenarios. The analysis complements previous work analyzing the 2007 competition, demonstrating some vulnerabilities of entries that placed highly in the competition. What’s more, we provide a general approach to conducting experimental analysis of similar competitive games. The paper also suggests a simple strategy that would have performed well in the competition.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2008
• Where: IAT
• Authors: Jinzhong Niu, Kai Cai, Peter McBurney, Simon Parsons
• Keywords: Analysis, IAT 2008, Intelligent Agent, Market Design Competition, Similar Competitive Games