The context of competition -- Game theory and gaming -- Measurement and modeling -- One-period markets -- Endogenizing the monetary system -- The economy : time, size and complexity -- Building theories of economic process -- Uncertainty and velocity -- Preamble -- Innovation and evolution :...

In order to explain in a systematic way why certain combinations of market, financial, and legal structures may be intrinsic to certain capabilities to exchange real goods, we introduce criteria for abstracting the qualitative functions of markets. The criteria involve the number of strategic...

We introduce and justify a taxonomy for the structure of markets and minimal institutions which appear in constructing minimally complex trading structures to perform the functions of price formation, settlement and payments. Each structure is presented as a playable strategic market game and is...