
Games of Strategy
WW Norton & Co (Publisher)
4th Edition
Published on 17. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-0-393-92075-8 (ISBN)
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Description
A clear, comprehensive introduction to the study of game theory. In the fourth edition, new real-world examples and compelling end-of-chapter exercises engage students with game theory.
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Edition
Fourth International Student Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 183 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
1191 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-393-92075-8 (9780393920758)
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Persons
Avinash K. Dixit is Emeritus John J.F. Sherrerd University Professor of Economics at Princeton University, where he offered his popular freshman course in game theory. He is among the world's leading economists, having made fundamental contributions in several major fields as well as in game theory. He is the author of many books, including Dixit/Nalebuff: Thinking Strategically (Norton, 1991), Dixit/Pindyck: Investment Under Uncertainty (Princeton University Press, 1994), and Dixit/Nalebuff: The Art of Strategy (Norton, 2009). Susan Skeath is Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, where she teaches a number of courses in microeconomics and a course in game theory, which she introduced into the school's curriculum. She conducts research in international trade theory, and is currently working on a new Intermediate Microeconomics text with her colleague Ann Velenchik. Professor Skeath earned her doctorate at Princeton University. David H. Reiley, Jr. is a research scientist at Google. He previously taught at Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and the University of Arizona. He is well known for his use of field experiments in economic research.
Content
Part One: Introduction and General Principles
1. Basic Ideas and Examples
2. How to Think about Strategic Games Part Two: Concepts and Techniques
3. Games with Sequential Moves
4. Simultaneous-Move Games with Pure Strategies
5. Simultaneous-Move Games with Pure Strategies, II
6. Combining Sequential and Simultaneous Moves
7. Simultaneous-Move Games with Mixed Strategies
Part Three: Some Broad Classes of Games and Strategies
8. Uncertainty and Information
9. Strategic Moves
10. The Prisoner's Dilemma and Repeated Games
11. Collective-Action Games
12. Evolutionary Games
Part Four: Applications to Specific Strategic Situations
13. Mechanism Design
14. Brinkmanship: The Cuban Missile Crisis
15. Strategy and Voting
16. Bidding Strategy and Auction Design
17. Bargaining
1. Basic Ideas and Examples
2. How to Think about Strategic Games Part Two: Concepts and Techniques
3. Games with Sequential Moves
4. Simultaneous-Move Games with Pure Strategies
5. Simultaneous-Move Games with Pure Strategies, II
6. Combining Sequential and Simultaneous Moves
7. Simultaneous-Move Games with Mixed Strategies
Part Three: Some Broad Classes of Games and Strategies
8. Uncertainty and Information
9. Strategic Moves
10. The Prisoner's Dilemma and Repeated Games
11. Collective-Action Games
12. Evolutionary Games
Part Four: Applications to Specific Strategic Situations
13. Mechanism Design
14. Brinkmanship: The Cuban Missile Crisis
15. Strategy and Voting
16. Bidding Strategy and Auction Design
17. Bargaining