Game Theory for Political Scientists James D. Morrow.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morrow, James D. (1957- )., Autor.

Contributor:

Princeton University Press, Publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teoria gier.

Nauki polityczne--metodologia.

Nauki polityczne.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 376 pages) : illustrations

Manufacture:

Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2021

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, opyright 1994.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

Game theory is the mathematical analysis of strategic interaction. In the fifty years since the appearance of von Neumann and Morgenstern's classic Theory of Games and Economic Behavior (Princeton, 1944), game theory has been widely applied to problems in economics. Until recently, however, its usefulness in political science has been underappreciated, in part because of the technical difficulty of the methods developed by economists. James Morrow's book is the first to provide a standard text adapting contemporary game theory to political analysis. It uses a minimum of mathematics to teach the essentials of game theory and contains problems and their solutions suitable for advanced undergraduate and graduate students in all branches of political science. Morrow begins with classical utility and game theory and ends with current research on repeated games and games of incomplete information. The book focuses on noncooperative game theory and its application to international relations, political economy, and American and comparative politics. Special attention is given to models of four topics: bargaining, legislative voting rules, voting in mass elections, and deterrence. An appendix reviews relevant mathematical techniques. Brief bibliographic essays at the end of each chapter suggest further readings, graded according to difficulty. This rigorous but accessible introduction to game theory will be of use not only to political scientists but also to psychologists, sociologists, and others in the social sciences.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Chapter One. Overview

Chapter Two. Utility Theory

Chapter Three. Specifying a Game

Chapter Four. Classical Game Theory

Chapter Five. Solving Extensive-Form Games: Backwards Induction and Subgame Perfection

Chapter Six. Beliefs and Perfect Bayesian Equilibria

Chapter Seven. More on Noncooperative Equilibrium: Perfect and Sequential Equilibria

Chapter Eight. Games of Limited Information and Restrictions on Beliefs

Chapter Nine. Repeated Games

Chapter Ten. Conclusion: Where Do We Go from Here?

Appendix One: Basic Mathematical Knowledge

Appendix Two: Answers to Selected Problems

NOTES

GLOSSARY OF TERMS IN GAME THEORY

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INDEX

Notes:

Data wydania według 13-cyforwego ISBN.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [355]-363) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780691213200

0691213208

OCLC:

1227050474