International Edition
This textbook by Martin J. Osborne covers the core principles of game theory and their applications in economic theory and behavioral sciences. The text focuses on a clear understanding of strategic and coalition models without complex mathematical formulas.
The content includes fundamental concepts such as strategic games, extensive games with perfect and imperfect information, Bayesian games, and coalitions. In addition, advanced topics such as repeated games, bargaining theory, and evolutionary equilibria are also discussed.
Description
The International Edition of An Introduction to Game Theory offers an accessible and precise explanation of game theory, with an emphasis on economic theory and the behavioral sciences. The book requires only basic knowledge of mathematics and is suitable for readers from a wide range of social and political disciplines.
The topics covered include strategic interactions, extensive games with different information sets, and coalitions. The book also contains examples and illustrations that make the theoretical concepts practically applicable in social and economic contexts.
Product specifications
- Author: Martin J. Osborne (Professor of Economics, University of Toronto)
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 2009-04-30
- Number of pages: 560
- ISBN: 9780195322484
- Theme: Economic theory and philosophy
- BISAC: BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Economics / Theory