Game Theory

Strategy and Conflict:
An Introductory Sketch of Game Theory

Introduction

What is Game Theory?

The Prisoners' Dilemma

Choosing Information Technologies

Zero-Sum Games

Probability

Nature as a Player

Mixed Strategy Equilibria

Dividing a Dollar

Application in Political Theory

Applicability of Zero and Constant Sum Games

Two-Person Nonconstant Sum Games

Games with More Than One Equilibrium

Mixed Strategy Equilibria in Noncostant Sum Games

Cournot Duopoly

Nash Equilibria with More Than Two Players

A Cournot Triopoly

The Internet Game

Simplifying Assumptions for N-Person Games: Representative Agents and Symmetry

Simplifying Assumptions for N-Person Games: A State Variable

The Tragedy of the Commons

The Queuing Game

The Patenting Game

College Applications

Proportional Games: The Commuter Game

Drive On! With Many Players

Keynesian Equilibrium as a Nash Equilibrium

Applicability of Nash Equilibrium Analysis

Cooperative Games

Choosing Information Technologies, Again

The Core and Competition

Sequential Games

A Theory of Marriage Vows

Subgame Perfect Equilibrium

The Paradox of Benevolent Authority

A Theory of Burnout

The Essence of Bankruptcy

The End-Point Problem

Deterring Terrorism

Applicability of Subgame Perfect Equilibria

Repeated Games

Repeated Prisoners' Dilemmas

Morality and Self-Interest

The Endpoint Problem Again

Bounded Rationality and Evolutionary Stability in Games

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