Game Theory and Economic Analysis

A Quiet Revolution in Economics

204 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This book presents the huge variety of current contributions of game theory to economics. The impressive contributions fall broadly into two categories. Some lay out in a jargon free manner a particular branch of the theory, the evolution of one of its concepts, or a problem, that runs through its development. Others are original pieces of work that are significant to game theory as a whole.After taking the reader through a concise history of game theory, the contributions include such themes as:*the connections between Von Neumann's mathematical game theory and the domain assigned to him today*the strategic use of information by game players*the problem of the coordination of strategic choices between independent players*cooperative games and their place within the literature of games plus new developments in non-cooperative games*possible applications for game theory in industrial and financial economics differential qualitative games and entry dissuasion.

• Themen: Wirtschaftswissenschaft, Finanzen, Betriebswirtschaft und Management Wirtschaftswissenschaft Wirtschaftstheorie und -philosophie
• ISBN: 9780415753517
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.04.2014
• Größe: 231 x 155 mm
• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Herausgegeben von: Christian Schmidt