TY - JOUR
T1 - Equilibrium analysis of the distribution of information in human society
AU - Goto, Shigeki
AU - Nojima, Hisao
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - This paper applies equilibrium analysis in micro-economics to analyze a stable structure in a model of human society. The structure is observed in the study of the distribution of information. It forms a three-layered hierarchy. These layers are called brains, gatekeepers and end users. The three-layer structure is widely observed in a variety of research fields. For example, in computer networks, core gateways correspond to brains, stub gateways behave like gatekeepers, and local networks are end users. The three-layer model is considered to be an essential extension of the popular "client-server" concept in computer science. This paper calculates the supply and demand curves in micro-economics to show how the equilibrium is established. The law of diminishing utility is utilized to represent the distribution of information or knowledge. The calculations are straightforward if the dependence of the end users on the other layers is taken into account. The results can explain many properties of the three-layer model.
AB - This paper applies equilibrium analysis in micro-economics to analyze a stable structure in a model of human society. The structure is observed in the study of the distribution of information. It forms a three-layered hierarchy. These layers are called brains, gatekeepers and end users. The three-layer structure is widely observed in a variety of research fields. For example, in computer networks, core gateways correspond to brains, stub gateways behave like gatekeepers, and local networks are end users. The three-layer model is considered to be an essential extension of the popular "client-server" concept in computer science. This paper calculates the supply and demand curves in micro-economics to show how the equilibrium is established. The law of diminishing utility is utilized to represent the distribution of information or knowledge. The calculations are straightforward if the dependence of the end users on the other layers is taken into account. The results can explain many properties of the three-layer model.
KW - Distribution of information
KW - Equilibrium
KW - Price theory
KW - Queuing theory
KW - Three-layer structure
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U2 - 10.1016/0004-3702(94)00065-9
DO - 10.1016/0004-3702(94)00065-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0029305734
VL - 75
SP - 115
EP - 130
JO - Artificial Intelligence
JF - Artificial Intelligence
SN - 0004-3702
IS - 1
ER -