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...ame theory]], a '''job scheduling game''' is a game that models a scenario in which multiple selfish users wish to utilize multiple processing machines. For example: given game with 2 machines M1 and M2 and 2 jobs J1 and J2. The rows represent the stra ...

...ibrium]]. When measuring how efficient a Nash equilibrium is in a specific game we often also talk about the [[price of anarchy]] (PoA), which is the ratio In particular, if the optimal solution is a Nash equilibrium, then the PoS is ...

...c network formation''' defines how and why networks take particular forms. In many networks, the relation between nodes is determined by the choice of th ...strategic network formation the notion of network games is used. A network game is a set of linked players and their utility functions. ...

...path. The Price of Anarchy measures the ratio between average travel time in the two cases. ...delay in a network, congestion in a transportation system, social welfare in an auction, etc.). Different concepts of equilibrium can be used to model t ...

...been studied extensively in various contexts, particularly in [[congestion game]]s (CG). ...fare |year=1920 |language=en}}</ref> using the following simple congestion game. Suppose there are two roads that lead from point A to point B: ...

...agents. It has been studied extensively in various contexts, particularly in '''[[auction]]s'''. In an auction, there are one or more items and one or more agents with differe ...

...d search slots are sold on an auction basis. The first analyses of GSP are in the [[economics]] literature by Edelman, Ostrovsky, and [[Michael A. Schwar ...lick]] model, so a bidder just pays for a slot if the user actually clicks in that slot. We say the '''utility''' of bidder <math>i</math> who is allocat ...

...SAFP), each individual item is sold using a [[first price auction]], while in a ''sequential second-price auction'' (SASP), each individual item is sold ...uch simpler to implement and more common in practice. However, the bidders in each auction know that there are going to be future auctions, and this may ...

{{Short description|Class of games in game theory}} ...hooses a subset of these resources (e.g. a path in the network); the delay in each resource is determined by the number of players choosing a subset that ...

...be done with data presented in tabular form. Graphs of functions are used in [[mathematics]], [[science]]s, [[engineering]], [[technology]], [[finance]] ...l.nist.gov/div898/handbook/eda/section1/eda15.htm "The Role of Graphics"]. In: ''e-Handbook of Statistical Methods'' 6 January 2003 (Date created).</ref> ...

...avor intense special interests with concentrated preferences. This results in a "one-dollar-one-vote" dynamic, where marginal costs remain constant. Conv ...vote credits that they have the personal decisions and delegation to spend in order to influence the outcome of a range of decisions. If a participant ha ...

...f economics''' is a list of definitions containing terms and concepts used in economics, its sub-disciplines, and related fields. ...goods and services]] by all [[Agent (economics)|economic agent]]s resident in an economy, regardless of the origin of the goods and services themselves<r ...