Game Theory and Economic Analysis - 9780415259873

Taylor & Francis

This book presents the huge variety of current contributions of game theory to economics. The reader is taken through a concise history of game theory and exposed to original pieces of work that are significant to game theory as a whole. > This book presents the huge variety of current contributions of game theory to economics. The impressive contributions fall broadly into two categories. Some lay out in a jargon free manner a particular branch of the theory, the evolution of one of its concepts, or a problem, that runs through its development. Others are original pieces of work that are significant to game theory as a whole.After taking the reader through a concise history of game theory, the contributions include such themes as:*the connections between Von Neumann's mathematical game theory and the domain assigned to him today*the strategic use of information by game players*the problem of the coordination of strategic choices between independent players*cooperative games and t.