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Record Nr.

UNINA9910791066203321

Autore

Webster Thomas J.

Titolo

Analyzing strategic behavior in business and economics : a game theory primer / / Thomas J. Webster

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland ; ; Plymouth, England : , : Lexington Books, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-4985-2562-8

0-7391-8605-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 p.)

Disciplina

658.4/033

Soggetti

Game theory

Decision making

Management

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; CHAPTER ONE. Introduction to Game Theory; PART I. STATIC GAMES WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION; CHAPTER TWO. Coalition Games; CHAPTER THREE. Strategic Moves and Deterring Defection; CHAPTER FOUR. Competition Games; CHAPTER FIVE. Coordination Games; CHAPTER SIX. Infinitely-Repeated Games; CHAPTER SEVEN. Finitely-Repeated Games; CHAPTER EIGHT. Evolution Games; CHAPTER NINE. Tit-for-Tat; CHAPTER TEN. Mixing Pure Strategies; CHAPTER ELEVEN. Continuous Strategies; CHAPTER TWELVE. Static Oligopoly Games; CHAPTER THIRTEEN. Strategic Trade Policy

CHAPTER FOURTEEN. Product DifferentiationCHAPTER FIFTEEN. Strategic Complements; PART II. DYNAMIC GAMES WITH COMPLETE AND PERFECT INFORMATION; CHAPTER SIXTEEN. Game Trees; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN. A Dynamic Oligopoly Game; CHAPTER EIGHTEEN. Bargaining; PART III. GAMES WITH INCOMPLETE INFORMATION; CHAPTER NINETEEN. Decision Making and Uncertainty; CHAPTER TWENTY. Adverse Selection; CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE. Incentive Contracts; PART IV. GAMES WITH IMPERFECT INFORMATION; CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO. Information Sets; CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE. Auctions; CHAPTER TWENTY-FOUR. Signaling; CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE. Screening



AppendicesGlossary; References and Suggestions for Further Reading; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

This innovative textbook is a concise and axiomatic introduction to the principles of game theory-the formal study of move and countermove. Undergraduate business and economics students with a background in the principles of microeconomics and college mathematics will find the material presented in this textbook focused, comprehensive, and accessible.