Game Theory (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521176040)

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.

Author: Aviad Heifetz
ISBN-10: 0521176042
ISBN-13: 9780521176040
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 05/31/2012
Pages: 460
Format: Paperback
Weight: 2.15lbs
Size: 9.50h x 7.40w x 0.90d