Game theory : a nontechnical introduction to the analysis of strategy

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Title:

Personal Author:

McCain, Roger A.

Edition:

Rev. ed.

Publication Information:

Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific, c2010

Physical Description:

vi, 625 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN:

9789814289658

Subject Term:

Game theory

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Library	Item Barcode	Call Number	Material Type	Item Category 1	Status
Searching... PSZ JB	30000010274405	QA269 M425 2010	Open Access Book	Book	Searching... Unknown

This book serves as an introduction to game theory for students with no prior game theory knowledge, or with limited background in economics and mathematics. It is specifically designed to provide an intuitive and accessible interdisciplinary approach to game theory, while simultaneously exploring cooperative games, repeated play, correlated equilibrium, and a range of applications.

Part 1 Fundamentals	p. 1
Chapter 1 Conflict, Strategy, and Games	p. 3
Chapter 2 Games in Extensive and Normal Form	p. 25
Part 2 Two-Person Games	p. 47
Chapter 3 Dominant Strategies and Social Dilemmas	p. 49
Chapter 4 Nash Equilibrium	p. 71
Chapter 5 Further Topics on Two-Person Games in Normal Form	p. 95
Chapter 6 Duopoly Strategies and Prices	p. 121
Part 3 Larger Numbers and Uncertainty	p. 151
Chapter 7 Three-Person Games	p. 153
Chapter 8 Probability and Game Theory	p. 175
Chapter 9 Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibria	p. 201
Chapter 10 N-Person Games	p. 227
Chapter 11 Alternatives to Nash Equilibrium	p. 257
Part 4 Games in Extensive Form and Repeated Play	p. 287
Chapter 12 Sequential Games	p. 289
Chapter 13 Imbedded Games	p. 321
Chapter 14 Repeated Play	p. 349
Chapter 15 Indefinitely Repeated Play	p. 373
Part 5 Cooperation	p. 401
Chapter 16 Elements of Cooperative Games	p. 403
Chapter 17 Applications of Cooperative Solutions to Economics	p. 443
Part 6 Behavioral and Evolutionary Game Theory	p. 471
Chapter 18 Games, Experiments, and Behavioral Game Theory	p. 473
Chapter 19 Evolution and Adaptive Learning	p. 503
Part 7 Selected Applications	p. 531
Chapter 20 Voting Games	p. 533
Chapter 21 Auctions	p. 563
Chapter 22 Game Theory, Law, and Social Mechanism Design	p. 591
Index	p. 617

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