Game Theory

Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interaction among rational decision-makers. It has applications in all fields of social science, as well as in logic, systems science and computer science. Originally, it addressed zero-sum games, in which each participant's gains or losses are exactly balanced by those of the other participants. In the 21st century, game theory applies to a wide range of behavioral relations, and is now an umbrella term for the science of logical decision making in humans, animals, and computers. Modern game theory began with the idea of mixed-strategy equilibria in two-person zero-sum games …

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Individual Contributors to Policy Commons · 18 April 2024 English

Explosions light up the Jerusalem sky during Iran’s missile and drone attack on Israel (Photo by -/AFPTV/AFP via Getty Images) This article first appeared in this week’s New Statesman magazine, …

for economics in 2005 for his contributions to game theory and how it might be applied to nuclear deterrence


RAND Corporation · 10 April 2024 English

RAND's research and analysis address issues that affect families and communities around the world — such issues as health, education, national security, and public safety. RAND's 2023 Annual Report describes …

to use against Ukraine? Researchers turned to game theory to help the Pentagon assess its options. The


ADB: Asian Development Bank · 31 March 2024 English

The People's Republic of China has the potential to develop renewable resources on a large scale.

Policies from the Perspective of the Evolutionary Game Theory. Energy Reports 8: 4706–4723. Xie, E. 2021.


EPC: European Policy Centre · 25 March 2024 English

Communication to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions: Contingency plan for ensuring food supply and food security in times …

risk. common market, standards ...), as per game theory (changing assumptions in dilemmata games) Cyber-attacks


EU: European Union · 22 March 2024 English

The European Research Council (ERC) is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. Since its establishment in 2007, it has been a cornerstone of the EU’s research and …

reinforcement learning, discrete choice theory, game theory, (social) equilibrium cooperative multi- agent


RSIS: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies · 19 March 2024 English

For instance, ICPVTR lent its expertise to the creation of the Afghan research outfit, the Centre for Conflict and Peace Studies (CAPS), in 2006, and to the development of a …

2012 work alongside David Siegel27 used complex game theory principles to explain why terrorist organisations


SUERF: SUERF The European Money and Finance Forum · 15 March 2024 English

Using data from two waves of the Household Finance and Consumption Survey (HFCS), I examine the distribution of consumer debt and credit card ownership across demographic groups in Luxembourg, its …

tax and institutional competition, and applied game theory. SUERF Publications Find more SUERF Policy Briefs


NBER: National Bureau of Economic Research · 14 March 2024 English

This paper shows the importance of technological synergies among heterogeneous firms for aggregate fluctuations. First, we document six novel empirical facts using microdata that suggest the existence of important technological …


Cato Institute · 13 March 2024 English

Economist Angus Deaton was born and educated in Britain and moved to the United States in 1983. His major claim to fame is winning the Nobel Economics Prize in 2015. …

government. The problem of public goods / In game theory, a pure coordination game is an interaction


Cato Institute · 13 March 2024 English

The first edition of Ohio University economist Harold Winter's Trade- Offs appeared in 2005, and it became a popular introduction to economic reasoning. Now he is out with a third, …

government. The problem of public goods / In game theory, a pure coordination game is an interaction


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