Game Theory: Interactive Strategies in Economics and Management - Hardcover

Heifetz, Aviad

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521764491 ISBN 13: 9780521764490

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Game theory is concerned with strategic interaction among several decision-makers. In such strategic encounters, all players are aware of the fact that their actions affect the other players. Game theory analyzes how these strategic, interactive considerations may affect the players' decisions and influence the final outcome. This textbook focuses on applications of complete-information games in economics and management, as well as in other fields such as political science, law and biology. It guides students through the fundamentals of game theory by letting examples lead the way to the concepts needed to solve them. It provides opportunities for self-study and self-testing through an extensive pedagogical apparatus of examples, questions and answers. The book also includes more advanced material suitable as a basis for seminar papers or elective topics, including rationalizability, stability of equilibria (with discrete-time dynamics), games and evolution, equilibrium selection and global games.

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Book Description

A guide to the fundamentals of game theory that lets examples lead the way to the concepts needed to solve them. It provides opportunities for self-study and self-testing through an extensive pedagogical apparatus and also includes more advanced material suitable as a basis for seminar papers or elective topics.

About the Author

Aviad Heifetz is Professor of Economics at the Open University of Israel, where he served as chair of the Economics and Management Department from 2006 to 2009. He was previously Visiting Professor of Managerial Economics at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (2009-2011).

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0521764491
• ISBN 13: 9780521764490
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 460