Game Theory in Economics

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Game Theory in Economics

9781852781699 Edward Elgar Publishing
Edited by Ariel Rubinstein, Professor of Economics, Tel Aviv University, Israel
Publication Date: March 1990 ISBN: 978 1 85278 169 9 Extent: 680 pp
During the 1980s, economic theory has been revolutionised by game theory. The game theory approach is now very widely used throughout the profession and has become a major tool for the construction of new economic models. It is the basic tool in the construction of a modern theory of industrial organisation and it has led to important developments in finance, labour economics and international trade.

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During the 1980s, economic theory has been revolutionised by game theory. The game theory approach is now very widely used throughout the profession and has become a major tool for the construction of new economic models. It is the basic tool in the construction of a modern theory of industrial organisation and it has led to important developments in finance, labour economics and international trade.

This major new collection – prepared by a leading international authority – is orientated towards researchers, professors and graduate students who are interested in the interface between game theory and economic theory. They include the seminal and most important recent papers on the development and application of game theory in economics.
Critical Acclaim
‘The collection of articles contained in this volume is impressive. Many of the most often cited papers of game theory are represented.’
– Jürgen Eichberger, The Economic Record
Contributors
Contributors: B. Blackwell, J.C. Harsanyi, J.F. Nash, R. Selten, L.S. Shapley, W. Vickrey
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CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION

PART I: Non-Cooperative Game Theory: Basic Concepts

J. F. Nash (1950), ‘Equilibrium Points in n-Person Games’
J. F. Nash (1951), ‘Non-cooperative Games’
H. W. Kuhn (1953), ‘Extensive Games and the Problem of Information’
J. C. Harsanyi (1967), ‘Games with Incomplete Information Played by Bayesian Players’
J. C. Harsanyi (1973), ‘Games with Randomly Disturbed Payoffs: A New Rationale for Mixed-strategy Equilibrium Points’
R. J. Aumann (1974), ‘Subjectivity and Correlation in Randomized Strategies’
R. J. Aumann (1976), ‘Agreeing to Disagree’

PART II: Refinements of Nash Equilibrium

R. Selten (1975), ‘Reexamination of the Perfectness Concept for Equilibrium Points in Extensive Games’
D. Kreps and R. Wilson (1982), ‘Sequential Equilibria’
E. Kohlberg and J. F. Mertens (1986), ‘On the Strategic Stability of Equilibria’
I. K. Cho and D. Kreps (1987), ‘Signaling Games and Stable Equilibria’

PAT III: FINITE HORIZON GAMES

R. Selten (1978), ‘The Chain Store Paradox’
R. Rosenthal (1981), ‘Games of Perfect Information, Predatory Pricing and the Chain-store Paradox’
D. Kreps, P. Milgrom, J. Roberts and R. Wilson (1982), ‘Rational Cooperation in the Finitely Repeated Prisoners’ Dilemma’

PART IV: INFINITELY REPEATED GAMES

D. Blackwell (1956), ‘An Analog of the Minimax Theorem for Vector Payoffs’
A. Rubinstein (1979), ‘Equilibrium in Supergames with the Overtaking Criterion’
D. ABREU (1988), ‘On the Theory of Infinitely Repeated Games with Discounting’
D. Fudenberg and E. Maskin (1986), ‘The Folk Theorem in Repeated Games with Discounting or with Incomplete Information’

PART V: Modeling Bounded Rationality

R. Radner (1980), ‘Collusive Behavior in Noncooperative Epsilon-Equilibria in Oligopolies with Long but Finite Lives’
A. Rubinstein (1986), ‘Finite Automata Play the Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma’

PART VI: Bargaining

J. F. Nash (1950), ‘The Bargaining Problem’
J. F/ Nash (1953), ‘Two-person Cooperative Games’
A. Rubinstein (1982), ‘Perfect Equilibrium in a Bargaining Model’

PART VII: Auction

W. Vickrey (1962), ‘Auction and Bidding Games’
P. Milgrom and R. Weber (1982), ‘A Theory of Auctions and Competitive Bidding’
R. Myerson (1981), ‘Optimal Auction Design’

part viii: Implementation

A. Gibbard (1973), ‘Manipulation of Voting Schemes: A General Result’
R. Myerson (1979), ‘Incentive Compatibility and the Bargaining Problem’
E. Maskin (1985), ‘The Theory of Implementation in Nash Equilibrium’

PART IX: Cooperative Game Theory

L. S. Shapley (1967), ‘on Balanced Sets and Cores’
L. S. Shapley and M. Shubik (1969), ‘On Market Games’
M. Shubik (1959), ‘Edgeworth Market Games’
G. Debreu and H. E. Scarf (1963), ‘A Limit Theorem on the Core of an Economy’
R. J. Aumann (1964), ‘Markets with a Continuum of Trades’
L. S. Shapley (1953), ‘A Value for n-Person Games’
L. S. Shapley (1969), ‘Utility Comparison and the Theory of Games’

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