Game theory is central to understanding human behavior and relevant to all of the behavioral sciences—from biology and … economics, to anthropology and political science. However, as The Bounds of Reason demonstrates, game theory alone cannot fully … Gintis shows that just as game theory without broader social theory is merely technical bravado, so social theory without …

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economics can provide insight into many aspects of sports, including soccer. Beautiful Game Theory is the first book that uses …-Huerta illuminates economics through the world’s most popular sport. He offers unique and often startling insights into game theory and … enthusiasts, Beautiful Game Theory is the first book to show what soccer can do for economics. …

conflict with the teachings of oligopoly theory that supposedly underlie modern competition policy. Competition Policy and …

around the world? This book explains how politics shapes corporate governance--how managers, shareholders, and workers jockey … distinct groups: diffuse shareholding by external investors who pick a board that monitors the managers, and concentrated … blockholding by insiders who monitor managers directly. Examining the political coalitions that form among or across management …

ambitious methodological response to this important question. By employing rational-choice and game theory, the authors propose …

This comprehensive textbook introduces readers to the principal ideas and applications of game theory, in a style that … information. He covers a host of topics, including multistage and repeated games, bargaining theory, auctions, rent-seeking games …, mechanism design, signaling games, reputation building, and information transmission games. Unlike other books on game theory …