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 …

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

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 …