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A New Lower Bound for Deterministic Truthful Scheduling

open access: yes, 2020
We study the problem of truthfully scheduling $m$ tasks to $n$ selfish unrelated machines, under the objective of makespan minimization, as was introduced in the seminal work of Nisan and Ronen [STOC'99].
A Filos-Ratsikas   +22 more
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Algorithmic pricing and market coordination – toward a notion of “collusive risk”

open access: yesThēmis, 2020
Over the past couple of years, many competition and antitrust scholars have feared the dawn of ‘algorithmic collusion’. Some have thus suggested expanding the notions of ‘collusion’ and ‘agreement’ in order to capture such coordination.
Juliane K. Mendelsohn
doaj  

Sustainable and Unchallenged Algorithmic Tacit Collusion

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2018
Algorithmic collusion is a hot topic within antitrust circles in Europe, US and beyond. But some economists downplay algorithmic collusion as unlikely, if not impossible. This paper responds to these criticisms by pointing to new emerging evidence and the gap between law and this particular economic theory.
Ezrachi, Ariel, Stucke, Maurice E.
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The Quality of Equilibria for Set Packing Games [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
We introduce set packing games as an abstraction of situations in which $n$ selfish players select subsets of a finite set of indivisible items, and analyze the quality of several equilibria for this class of games.
de Jong, Jasper, Uetz, Marc
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Artificial Intelligence and Antitrust Regulation: Lessons from the European Union, United States and China

open access: yesIndonesian Comparative Law Review
This article explores the implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for antitrust regulation through a comparative analysis of the European Union, the United States, and China.
Reni Budi Setianingrum
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Collusion in Peer-to-Peer Systems [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Peer-to-peer systems have reached a widespread use, ranging from academic and industrial applications to home entertainment. The key advantage of this paradigm lies in its scalability and flexibility, consequences of the participants sharing their ...
Ciccarelli, Gianluca, Lo Cigno, Renato
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Algorithmic Price Recommendations and Collusion: Experimental Evidence

open access: yesSSRN Electronic Journal, 2023
AbstractThis paper investigates the collusive and competitive effects of algorithmic price recommendations on market outcomes. These recommendations are often non-binding and common in many markets. We develop a theoretical framework and derive two algorithms that recommend collusive pricing strategies.
Matthias Hunold, Tobias Werner
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Horizontal Restraint Regulations in the EU and the US in the Era of Algorithmic Tacit Collusion [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The fast development and improvement of e-commerce through various tools such as data mining, artificial intelligence and complex pricing algorithms has not gone unnoticed. Concerns about how new technologies can impact competition law have started to be
Verdugo, Catalina González
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Algorithmic Collusion: Corporate Accountability and the Application of Art. 101 TFEU

open access: yesEuropean Papers
(Series Information) European Papers - A Journal on Law and Integration, 2024 9(3), 1048-1061 | European Forum Insight of 21 January 2025 | (Table of Contents) I. Introduction. - II. Corporate accountability for algorithmic behaviour. - ii.1. Predictable
Maria Giacalone
doaj   +1 more source

Interception in Distance-Vector Routing Networks

open access: yes, 2016
Despite the large effort devoted to cybersecurity research over the last decades, cyber intrusions and attacks are still increasing. With respect to routing networks, route hijacking has highlighted the need to reexamine the existing protocols that ...
Burstein, David   +3 more
core   +1 more source

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