Article
A C++ Platform for the Evolution of Trade Networks
ISU Economic Report Series
Document Type
Report
Publication Date
12-1-1996
Number
39
Disciplines
Abstract
This paper presents a general C++ platform for the implementation of a trade network game (TNG) that combines evolutionary game play with preferential partner selection. In the TNG, successive generations of resource constrained traders choose and refuse trade partners on the basis of continually updated expected payoffs^ engage in risky trades modeled as two-person games, and evolve-their trade strategies-over time...
Published As
This report has been published in Computational Economics , October 1999, Volume 14, issue 1-2, pp. 109-134
Citation Information
David McFadzean and Leigh Tesfatsion. "A C++ Platform for the Evolution of Trade Networks" (1996) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/leigh-tesfatsion/17/