Several 'smart market' mechanisms have recently appeared in the literature. These mechanisms combine a computer network that collects bids from agents with a central computer that selects a schedule of bids to fill based upon maximization of revenue or trading surplus. Potential problems exist...

Computational Optimization: A Tribute to Olvi Mangasarian serves as an excellent reference, providing insight into some of the most challenging research issues in the field. This collection of papers covers a wide spectrum of computational optimization topics, representing a blend of familiar...

1. A Primer on Internet Economics -- 2. The Impacts of Information Technologies on Innovation Dynamics and Labor Demand -- 3. Information Technology, Endogenous Human Capital Depreciation and Unemployment -- 4. Spatial and Organizational Patterns of the Transfer of New Economic Knowledge: A...

Using data from the March and October CPS, the author investigates the effect of computers on the demand for female workers. One model suggests that computers, by changing skill requirements and the conditions of work--de-emphasizing physical skill--should favor women even if women have no...