This is the first definitive introduction to behavioral economics aimed at advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Authoritative, cutting edge, yet accessible, it guides the reader through theory and evidence, providing engaging and relevant applications throughout

The theory of melioration, originally formulated for individual decision-making contexts, is formally extended to a game theoretic framework. This paper proves the existence of a distribution that is a melioration strategy on the part of all players. Further, the question of stability of such a...

"The book is a wide-ranging exploration of standard theories of choice and belief under risk and uncertainty. Ken Binmore discusses the various philosophical attitudes related to the nature of probability and offers resolutions to paradoxes believed to hinder further progress. In arguing that...

Häufig unterlaufen Kartelle wettbewerbsrechtliche Beschränkungen und werden illegal tätig. Der Autor beleuchtet die empirischen Schwierigkeiten, die sich daraus für die Kartellforschung ergeben. Auf der Ebene der Kartelltheorie stellt sich das Problem, daß die verwendeten spieltheoretischen...