Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice (2nd Edition) – eBook

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Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice, Second Edition offers a comprehensive introduction to the world of game theory, with a particular emphasis on its relevance in economics, business, and political science. This essential text is designed to bridge the gap between complex theoretical concepts and their practical applications, making it a valuable resource for students and professionals alike.

This second edition, Strategies and Games, 2nd Edition (ePub/PDF), maintains a rigorous yet approachable format, uniquely balancing theoretical insights with practical examples that follow nearly every theoretical chapter. With the rise of game theory as a critical analytical tool in various disciplines—ranging from social sciences to biology and computer science—this edition addresses new methodologies and applications. It delves into fresh concepts such as bargaining and matching, alongside a detailed examination of game theory’s impact on political frameworks. Enriched with newly included examples, case studies, and relevant applications across a diverse array of behavioral disciplines, the authors provide tailored pathways through the content for instructors in business, economics, and political science.

The ebook is organized into four distinct sections: strategic form games, asymmetric information games, extensive form games, and cooperative games and matching. Key theoretical discussions cover a spectrum of topics including dominance solutions, Nash equilibrium, backward induction, subgame perfection, repeated and dynamic games, the Condorcet paradox, Bayes-Nash equilibrium, mechanism design, auction theory, signaling, the Shapley value, and stable matchings. Enriching the text, real-world applications such as OPEC, voting systems, poison pills, Treasury auctions, trade agreements, pork-barrel spending, climate change negotiations, bargaining strategies, audience costs, markets for lemons, and school choice are explored in depth. Each chapter also features concept checks and concludes with end-of-chapter problems to reinforce understanding. Additionally, an appendix offers a thorough exploration of single-agent decision theory, which serves as the foundation of game theory.

ISBNs for this influential text are as follows: 978-0262368506, 978-0262046527.

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