Books about game theory

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, published in 1944 by Princeton University Press, is a book by mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern which is considered the groundbreaking text that created the interdisciplinary research field of game theory. In the introduction of its 60th anniversary commemorative edition from the Princeton University Press, the book is described as "the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based." (Wikipedia).

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
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33. Evolutionary Game Theory: Fighting and Contests

Principles of Evolution, Ecology and Behavior (EEB 122) The economic concept of game theory can be readily applied to evolution and behavior. By analyzing encounters between organisms as a mathematical "game," important information such as fitness payoffs and the proportions of "strateg

From playlist Evolution, Ecology and Behavior with Stephen C. Stearns

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Why Game Theory is Not About Competition

This video was made possible by our Patreon community! ❤️ See new videos early, participate in exclusive Q&As, and more! ➡️ https://www.patreon.com/EconomicsExplained ▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀ Game Theory is supposed to show how businesses (and prisoners) can outdo each other to win out

From playlist Case Studies

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3 game theory tactics, explained

How to maximize wins and minimize losses, explained by four experts on game theory. Subscribe to Big Think on YouTube ► https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvQECJukTDE2i6aCoMnS-Vg?sub_confirmation=1 Up next, Harvard negotiator explains how to argue ► https://youtu.be/IDj1OBG5Tpw Game theory

From playlist Get smarter, faster

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1. Introduction: five first lessons

Game Theory (ECON 159) We introduce Game Theory by playing a game. We organize the game into players, their strategies, and their goals or payoffs; and we learn that we should decide what our goals are before we make choices. With some plausible payoffs, our game is a prisoners' dilemma.

From playlist Game Theory with Ben Polak

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Game theory (4), evolution and economics.

This video concludes by showing how the consideration of maximum fitness in biology has a direct analog with maximum fitness (i.e., profit or success) in economics. The best way of thinking about successful and high fitness strategies must always be done from the perspective of the individ

From playlist TAMU: Bio 312 - Evolution | CosmoLearning Biology

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Mod-03 Lec-13 Cournot Model of Oligopoly

Game Theory and Economics by Dr. Debarshi Das, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Guwahati: Game Theory and Economics | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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Jules Hedges - compositional game theory - part I

Compositional game theory is an approach to game theory that is designed to have better mathematical (loosely “algebraic” and “geometric”) properties, while also being intended as a practical setting for microeconomic modelling. It gives a graphical representation of games in which the flo

From playlist compositional game theory

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2. Utilities, Endowments, and Equilibrium

Financial Theory (ECON 251) This lecture explains what an economic model is, and why it allows for counterfactual reasoning and often yields paradoxical conclusions. Typically, equilibrium is defined as the solution to a system of simultaneous equations. The most important economic mode

From playlist Financial Theory with John Geanakoplos

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Game theory (1), prisoner's dilemma.

This video introduces game theory; an influential perspective used in both evolutionary biology and economics. The prisoner's dilemma model is described as well as the predictions it makes for optimal strategies when many interactions of this type are made.

From playlist TAMU: Bio 312 - Evolution | CosmoLearning Biology

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Mod-01 Lec-01 Definition of Game Theory and Rational Choice

Game Theory and Economics by Dr. Debarshi Das, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Guwahati: Game Theory and Economics | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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Discussion Session

Program Summer Research Program on Dynamics of Complex Systems ORGANIZERS: Amit Apte, Soumitro Banerjee, Pranay Goel, Partha Guha, Neelima Gupte, Govindan Rangarajan and Somdatta Sinha DATE : 15 May 2019 to 12 July 2019 VENUE : Madhava hall for Summer School & Ramanujan hall f

From playlist Summer Research Program On Dynamics Of Complex Systems 2019

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Panorama of Mathematics: Jörgen W. Weibull

Panorama of Mathematics To celebrate the tenth year of successful progression of our cluster of excellence we organized the conference "Panorama of Mathematics" from October 21-23, 2015. It outlined new trends, results, and challenges in mathematical sciences. Jörgen W. Weibull: "Evoluti

From playlist Panorama of Mathematics

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The Strange Case of the Noob Who Didn't Buy: Big Data and Pricing

5th Annual Wolfram Data Summit 2014 William Grosso, Scientific Revenue, CEO In this talk, we use examples from gaming to briefly outline some of the challenges involved in rethinking pricing theory and practice to reflect the new realities of digital commerce. For the latest information

From playlist Wolfram Data Summit 2014

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Behavioral Economics: Crash Course Economics #27

Why do people buy the stuff they buy? In classical economics, most models assume that consumers behave rationally. As you've probably noticed in your real life, in case after case, people don't actually make rational decisions. There can be emotional or social reasons for all this irration

From playlist Economics

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The Strategizing Brain: Colin Camerer at TEDxCaltech

Colin Camerer is the Robert Kirby Professor of Behavioral Economics at Caltech. He earned a Ph.D. from the University of Chicago in 1981 and worked at Northwestern, Penn, and Chicago before Caltech. He has published more than 150 articles worked on four books, most notably Behavioral Game

From playlist TEDxCaltech: The Brain - 1/18/13

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Mod-02 Lec-09 Best Response Functions

Game Theory and Economics by Dr. Debarshi Das, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Guwahati. For more details on NPTEL visit http://nptel.iitm.ac.in

From playlist IIT Guwahati: Game Theory and Economics | CosmoLearning.org Economics

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