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You are currently browsing 1–10 of 16 new and published books in the subject of Game Theory Economics — sorted by publish date from newer books to older books.

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New and Published Books

  1. Oligopoly, the Environment and Natural Resources

    By Luca Lambertini

    Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

    Industrial production and consumption patterns rely heavily on the intensive use of both renewable and non-renewable resources and the consequences for the environment can be serious. Following a long period of time where the profit incentives of firms have prevailed over preservation of the...

    Published May 8th 2013 by Routledge

  2. Internal Game Theory

    By Tassos Patokos

    Series: Routledge Advances in Game Theory

    Traditional game theory requires at least two individuals. This book extends game theory to the inner workings of a single person. Using game theory to analyse single individuals makes sense if one thinks of individuals as consisting of two or more relatively autonomous partitions that might have...

    Published April 11th 2013 by Routledge

  3. Microeconomic Theory second edition

    Concepts and Connections

    By Michael Wetzstein

    This book introduces the main concepts of microeconomics to upper division undergraduate students or first year graduate students who have undergone at least one elementary calculus course. The book fully integrates graphical and mathematical concepts and offers over 150 analytical examples...

    Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge

  4. Unintended Outcomes of Social Movements

    The 1989 Chinese Student Movement

    By Fang Deng

    Series: International Library of Sociology

    Why did the 1989 Chinese student movement end in violent confrontation at Tiananmen Square, despite the fact that both the Chinese government and the students very much wanted to avoid violence? This puzzle, which lies at the heart of the tragic events at Tiananmen, is addressed here from a fresh...

    Published November 29th 2012 by Routledge

  5. The Experiment in the History of Economics

    Edited by Philippe Fontaine, Robert Leonard

    Series: Routledge Studies in the History of Economics

    Throughout the history of economic ideas, it has often been asserted that experimentation is impossible, yet, in fact, history shows that the idea of ‘experimentation’ has always been important, and as such has been interpreted and put to use in many ways. Rich in historical detail, the essays in...

    Published September 18th 2012 by Routledge

  6. Behavioural Economics and Finance

    By Michelle Baddeley

    Series: Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance

    Standard models in economics and finance usually assume that people are rational, self-interested maximisers, effectively co-ordinated via the invisible hand of the price mechanism. Whilst these approaches produce tractable, simple models, they cannot fully capture the uncertainties and...

    Published September 3rd 2012 by Routledge

  7. Behavioral Economics

    By Edward Cartwright

    Series: Routledge Advanced Texts in Economics and Finance

    This textbook is a first major introduction to behavioral economics, designed primarily for advanced undergraduate students. Unquestionably the hottest new field to have emerged in the social sciences over the past decade, behavioral considerations are now making themselves felt across academia and...

    Published May 9th 2011 by Routledge

  8. Game Theory in the Social Sciences

    A Reader-friendly Guide

    By Luca Lambertini

    Individuals, firms, governments and nations behave strategically, for good and bad. Over the last few decades, game theory has been constructed and progressively refined to become the major tool used by social scientists to understand, predict and regulate strategic interaction among agents...

    Published March 29th 2011 by Routledge

  9. Managerial Economics, Second Edition

    A Strategic Approach

    By Robert Waschik, Tim Fisher, David Prentice

    Traditional microeconomic theory has much to offer a manager. It suggests ways to increase profits by setting prices and packaging services, using advertising to increase demand and shows how internet auction sites like eBay affect competition and profitability. By using game theory to present and...

    Published March 21st 2010 by Routledge

  10. Reciprocity, Altruism and the Civil Society

    In praise of heterogeneity

    By Luigino Bruni

    Series: Routledge Advances in Game Theory

    The main emphasis of this new book from Luigino Bruni is a praise of heterogeneity, arguing that society works when different people are able to cooperate in many different ways. The author engages in a novel approach to reciprocity looking at its different forms in society, from cautious or...

    Published November 23rd 2009 by Routledge