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Game theory : a very short introduction
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Game theory : a very short introduction

Author: K G Binmore
Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Series: Very short introductions, 173.
Edition/Format:   Book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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"Games are played whenever people interact wherever there are strategies to adopt and outcomes or prizes to win. And that means games are played everywhere: from economics to evolutionary biology, from prison escapes to online poker, and from romantic liaisons to Cold War stand-offs." "Game theory is the study of such games - what happens when they are played rationally, and how we can predict their outcomes. This  Read more...
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: K G Binmore
ISBN: 9780199218462 0199218463
OCLC Number: 228427676
Description: 184 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
Contents: The name of the game --
Chance --
Time --
Conventions --
Reciprocity --
Information --
Auctions --
Evolutionary biology --
Bargaining and coalitions --
Puzzles and paradoxes.
Series Title: Very short introductions, 173.
Responsibility: Ken Binmore.
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Games are played everywhere: from economics and online auctions to social interactions, and game theory is about how to play such games in a rational way, and how to maximize their outcomes. This VSI  Read more...

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