Game theory is central to modern understandings of how people deal with problems of coordination and cooperation. Yet …, ironically, it cannot give a straightforward explanation of some of the simplest forms of human coordination and cooperation …--most famously, that people can use the apparently arbitrary features of "focal points" to solve coordination problems, and that …

behavior in policy-relevant settings. Their work provides a deeper understanding of the many drivers--cognitive, social …

behavior in policy-relevant settings. Their work provides a deeper understanding of the many drivers--cognitive, social …

Game theory is central to understanding human behavior and relevant to all of the behavioral sciences—from biology and … explain human behavior and should instead complement other key concepts championed by the behavioral disciplines. Herbert …

Game theory is central to understanding human behavior and relevant to all of the behavioral sciences—from biology and … explain human behavior and should instead complement other key concepts championed by the behavioral disciplines. Herbert …

development of new products? Why have traditional economic models of investment failed to explain the behavior of investment …, they answer important questions about investment decisions and the behavior of investment spending. This new approach to … understanding investment behavior of firms; develops the implications of this theory for industry dynamics and for government policy …

Abstract: A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many … soccer to test economic theories and document novel human behavior. In this brilliant and entertaining book, Ignacio Palacios …

A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many areas … soccer to test economic theories and document novel human behavior. In this brilliant and entertaining book, Ignacio Palacios …

Economists often act as if their methods explain all human behavior. But in Cents and Sensibility, an eminent literary … Milton Friedman. Economists need a richer appreciation of behavior, ethics, culture, and narrative--all of which the great …

conflict with the teachings of oligopoly theory that supposedly underlie modern competition policy. Competition Policy and … situations that involve both greater social harm and less risk of chilling desirable behavior--and is also easier to apply. …