Game Theory: An Introduction Contributor(s): Tadelis, Steven (Author) |
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ISBN: 0691129088 ISBN-13: 9780691129082 Publisher: Princeton University Press OUR PRICE: $64.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Game Theory - Social Science |
Dewey: 519.3 |
LCCN: 2012025166 |
Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.24" W x 10.06" (2.27 lbs) 416 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The definitive introduction to game theory This comprehensive textbook introduces readers to the principal ideas and applications of game theory, in a style that combines rigor with accessibility. Steven Tadelis begins with a concise description of rational decision making, and goes on to discuss strategic and extensive form games with complete information, Bayesian games, and extensive form games with imperfect information. He covers a host of topics, including multistage and repeated games, bargaining theory, auctions, rent-seeking games, mechanism design, signaling games, reputation building, and information transmission games. Unlike other books on game theory, this one begins with the idea of rationality and explores its implications for multiperson decision problems through concepts like dominated strategies and rationalizability. Only then does it present the subject of Nash equilibrium and its derivatives. Game Theory is the ideal textbook for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students. Throughout, concepts and methods are explained using real-world examples backed by precise analytic material. The book features many important applications to economics and political science, as well as numerous exercises that focus on how to formalize informal situations and then analyze them.
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