Games, strategies, and decision making / Joseph E. Harrington, Jr., the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrington, Joseph E., Jr., 1957-

Contributor:

John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Game theory--Decision making.

Game theory.

Decision making.

Games of strategy (Mathematics).

Physical Description:

xxiv, 638 pages in various pagings, 63 unnumbered pages in various pagings : illustrations ; 27 cm

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Worth Publishers, A Macmilan Education Company, [2015]

Summary:

This book on game theory introduces and develops the key concepts with a minimum of mathematics. Students are presented with empirical evidence, anecdotes and strategic situations to help them apply theory and gain a genuine insight into human behaviour. The book provides a diverse collection of examples and scenarios from history, literature, sports, crime, theology, war, biology, and everyday life. These examples come with rich context that adds real-world meat to the skeleton of theory. Each chapter begins with a specific strategic situation and is followed with a systematic treatment that gradually builds understanding of the concept.

Contents:

Preface

Part 1. Constructing a Game: Chapter 1. Introduction to Strategic Reasoning

Chapter 2. Building A Model of A Strategic Situation

Part 2. Strategic Form Games: Chapter 3. Eliminating the Impossible: Solving A Game When Rationality is Common Knowledge

Chapter 4. Stable Play: Nash Equilibria in Discrete Games with Two Or Three Players

Chapter 5. Stable Play: Nash Equilibria in Discrete N-Player Games

Chapter 6. Stable Play: Nash Equilibria in Continuous Games

Chapter 7. Keep 'Em Guessing: Randomized Strategies

Part 3. Extensive Form Games: Chapter 8. Taking Turns: Sequential Games with Perfect Information

Chapter 9. Taking Turns in the Dark: Sequential Games with Imperfect Information

Part 4. Games of Incomplete Information: Chapter 10. I Know Something You Don't Know: Games with Private Information

Chapter 11. What You Do Tells Me Who You Are: Signaling Games

Chapter 12. Lies and the Lying Liars that Tell Them: Cheap Talk Games

Part 5. Repeated Games: Chapter 13. Playing Forever: Repeated Interaction with Infinitely-Lived Players

Chapter 14. Cooperation and Reputation: Applications of Repeated Interaction with Infinitely-Lived Players

Chapter 15. Interaction in Infinitely-Lived Institutions

Part 6. Evolutionary Game Theory: Chapter 16. Evolutionary Game Theory and Biology: Evolutionarily Stable Strategies

Chapter 17. Evolutionary Game Theory and Biology: Replicator Dynamics

Solutions to "Check Your Understanding" Questions

Glossary

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the John Lammey Stewart Memorial Library Fund.

ISBN:

9781429239967

1429239964

OCLC:

898588095

Publisher Number:

99970620337