An agenda based framework for multi-issues negotiation
OA Location
Author(s)
Fatima, S
Wooldridge, M
Jennings, NR
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
This paper presents a new model for multi-issue negotiation under time constraints in an incomplete information setting. The issues to be bargained over can be associated with a single good/service or multiple goods/services. In our agenda-based model, the order in which issues are bargained over and agreements are reached is determined endogenously, as part of the bargaining equilibrium. In this context we determine the conditions under which agents have similar preferences over the implementation scheme and the conditions under which they have conflicting preferences. Our analysis shows the existence of equilibrium even when both players have uncertain information about each other, and each agent?s information is its private knowledge. We also study the properties of the equilibrium solution and determine conditions under which it is unique, symmetric, and Paretooptimal.
Date Issued
2004
Citation
Artificial Intelligence Journal, 2004, 152, pp.1-45
Start Page
1
End Page
45
Journal / Book Title
Artificial Intelligence Journal
Volume
152
Identifier
http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/258578/
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Computer Science
COMPUTER SCIENCE, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
multi-issue negotiation
game theory
agendas
intelligent agents
INCOMPLETE INFORMATION
BARGAINING MODEL
TIME PREFERENCE
EQUILIBRIUM
Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing
0801 Artificial Intelligence And Image Processing
1702 Cognitive Science
Article Number
1