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Very interesting. Can anyone recommend a good (light, if possible) introduction to game theory?
by teamonkey 17y ago
Very interesting. Can anyone recommend a good (light, if possible) introduction to game theory?
- profquail 17y agoOne of the most basic 'games' in game theory is called the Prisoner's Dilemma: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner%27s_dilemma Basically, the idea here is to figure out your best strategy for the 'game' (which really means any situation where you need to make a decision), given that the other "players" don't cooperate with you in any way (i.e. you assume they are going to act in their own self-interest). The most basic successful strategy for the Prisoner's Dilemma is called "Tit-for-Tat", in which you always choose the "altruistic" option, unless the other player chose against you last time. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tit_for_tat
- travisjeffery 17y agoGAME THEORY A Nontechnical Introduction by Morton D. Davis is great.
- loganfrederick 17y ago"Rock, Paper, Scissors: Game Theory in Everyday Life" by Len Fisher. Great introduction to the area of study. Follow that up with the EconTalk podcast episode with Dr. Bruce Beuno de Mesquita: http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/bruce_bueno_de_mesquita/ http://www.econtalk.org/archives/_featuring/bruce_bueno_de_m...
- TriinT 17y agoProf. Ben Polak's game theory course at Yale: http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory http://oyc.yale.edu/economics/game-theory Prof. Asu Ozdaglar's MIT course on game theory with engineering applications: http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.254 http://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/6/sp08/6.254 Game theory for managers (MIT course for MBA's so it's light ;-) http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040Spring2004/CourseHome/index.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Sloan-School-of-Management/15-040S...