THE purpose of this Essay is twofold. In the first
place, it seeks to arrive at precise notions concerning
the subject-matter of Economic Science and the
nature of the generalisations of which Economic
Science consists. Secondly it attempts to…
Game theory studies how smart, ruthless people should act and interact in strategic settings. This book will teach
you to solve games. In some games you will negotiate for a raise; in others you will strive to ensure that
an employee works as hard…
Trading is a difficult business. Finding a way to build steady profits takes long, hard work or very good luck. Sometimes the effort fails; no matter how much energy is applied, there is no answer to be found. Other times, a successful program has…
To discover where the action is in psychology, look to social psychology. In recent years, the field of social psychology has emerged as central in psychology's quest to understand human thought, feeling, and behavior. Thus, we see the…
This book is a sequel to my earlier monograph, The Stability Concept of Evolutionary Game Theory: A Dynamic Approach, published some ten years
ago in the series, Lecture Notes in Biomathematics. The final chapter of the monograph included material…
It is true that unmotivated subjects in unfamiliar situations don’t play as game theory predicts. So if game theory had to predict interactive human under all circumstances to be worthy of attention, it would in-
deed be a failure. But who would…
This book is part of the CESifo Seminar Series. The series aims to cover policy issues in economics from a largely European perspective. The books in this series are the products of the papers and intensive debates that took place during the seminars…
Game theoretic reasoning pervades economic theory and is used widely in other social and behavioral sciences. This book presents the main ideas of game theory and shows how they can be used to understand economic, social, political, and biological…
The book seeks new methods to inform debates about the value of neuroeconomic methods. Somewhat as the field of epidemiology has categorized medical experiments, it describes the different methods of study
and the levels of evidence they provide.…
There are at least three questions a game theory book might answer: What is game theory about? How do I apply game theory? Why is game theory right?
Playing for Real tries to answer all three questions. I think it is the only book that makes a…