Game Theory: An Introduction Steven Tadelis is an English-language textbook about the principal ideas of game theory. It is intended for advanced bachelor’s and beginning master’s students who want to become acquainted with the theoretical and practical aspects of game theory.
This textbook introduces readers to the key concepts and applications of game theory. Tadelis covers, among other things, rational decision-making, strategic and extensive games with complete and incomplete information. By emphasizing rationality theory and concepts such as dominated strategies and rationalizability, it provides a deep insight into multi-person decision-making problems, prior to topics such as the Nash equilibrium. The book contains various examples from economics and political science, and exercises that encourage readers to formalize and analyze informal situations.
The content aligns with topics such as Game Theory, MATHEMATICS / Game Theory, Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides. It is suitable for students in higher education and combines theoretical depth with accessibility.