This book presents theoretical research between wireless communications, networking, and economics using the framework of contract theory. This work fills a void in the literature by closely combining contract theoretical approaches with wireless networks design problems. Topics covered include classification in contract theory, reward design, adverse selection, and moral hazard. The authors also explore incentive mechanisms for device-to-device communication in cellular networks, insurance plans for service assurance in cloud computing markets with incomplete information, multi-dimensional incentive mechanisms and tournament based incentive mechanisms in mobile crowdsourcing. Financial applications include financing contracts with adverse selection for spectrum trading in cognitive radio networks and complementary investment of infrastructure and service providers in wireless network visualization.

Provides a unified reference on the applications of contract theory in wireless networks, tailored to the technical needs of engineers and researchers

Background Introduction.- Incentive Mechanisms for Device-to-Device Communications in Cellular Networks with Adverse Selection.- Incentive Mechanism in Crowdsourcing with Moral Hazard.- Tournament Based Incentive Mechanism Designs for Mobile Crowdsourcing.- Multi-Dimensional Payment Plan in Fog Computing with Moral Hazard.- Financing Contract with Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard for Spectrum Trading in Cognitive Radio Networks.- Complementary Investment of Infrastructure and Service Providers in Wireless Network Virtualization.- Conclusion and Future Works.