| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-234) and index. |
| Summary |
Few branches of mathematics have been more influential in the social sciences than game theory. In recent years, it has become an essential tool for all social scientists studying the strategic behaviour of competing individuals, firms and countries. However, the mathematical complexity of game theory is often very intimidating for students who have only a basic understanding of mathematics. Insights into Game Theory addresses this problem by providing students with an understanding of the key concepts and ideas of game theory without using formal mathematical notation. The authors use four very different topics (college admission, social justice and majority voting, coalitions and co-operative games, and a bankruptcy problem from the Talmud) to investigate four areas of game theory. The result is a fascinating introduction to the world of game theory and its increasingly important role in the social sciences. |
| Contents |
Mathematical matching -- Social justice -- The Shapley value in cooperative games -- Analysis of a bankruptcy problem from the Talmud -- Answers to the exercises. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Game theory.
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Game theory. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Maschler, Michael, 1927-2008.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Gura, Ein-Ya. Insights into game theory. Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 9780521874229 052187422X (DLC) 2008023583 (OCoLC)230916120 |
| ISBN |
9780511457401 (electronic book) |
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0511457405 (electronic book) |
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0511456093 (electronic book) |
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9780511454349 (electronic book) |
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0511454341 (electronic book) |
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9780511451263 (electronic book) |
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0511451261 (electronic book) |
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9780511456091 (electronic book) |
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9780511754326 (electronic book) |
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0511754329 (electronic book) |
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9786611944728 |
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6611944729 |
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9780521874229 |
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052187422X |
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9780521696920 |
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0521696925 |
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