Learning to Face Stochastic Demand

We consider repeated interaction among several producers of a homogeneous, divisible good, traded at a common market. Demand is uncertain, and its law is unknown. We explore an adaptive scheme leading such producers, over time, to face correct demand data. Extensions include non-cooperative games in which strategic interaction is felt via exactly two real parameters.

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