The application of Internet--based virtual stock markets (VSMs) is an additional approach that can be used to predict short-- and medium--term market developments. The basic concept involves bringing a group of participants together via the Internet and allowing them to trade shares of virtual...

The Internet has enabled consumers to make more informed decisions more conveniently with apparently more efficient price-clearing mechanisms than was available before its advent. One such mechanism is the name-your own-price auction. The authors study the extent to which decisions made in such...