Game Theory Economics Books

New and Published Books

1. 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
2. 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
3. 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 August 19th 2010 by Routledge
4. 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
5. 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
6. Game Theory and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environment

   Edited by Ariel Dinar, José Albiac, Joaquín Sánchez-Soriano

   Series: Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics

   Game Theory has become one of the main analytical tools for addressing strategic issues in the field of economics and is increasing its influence in other fields of social sciences. With the increased level of extraction of natural resources and pollution of environments, game theory gains its...

   Published September 17th 2009 by Routledge
7. The Legal-Economic Nexus

   Fundamental Processes

   By Warren Samuels

   Series: The Economics of Legal Relationships

   Providing another key contribution to the immensely popular field of law and economics, this book, written by the doyen of the history of economic thought in the US, explores the dynamic relationship between economics, law and polity. Combining a selection of old and new essays by Warren J....

   Published June 15th 2009 by Routledge
8. Experiments in Economics

   Playing fair with money

   By Ananish Chaudhuri

   Are humans fair by nature? Why do we often willingly trust strangers or cooperate with them even if those actions leave us vulnerable to exploitation? Does this natural inclination towards fairness or trust have implications in the market-place? Traditional economic theory would perhaps think not,...

   Published November 18th 2008 by Routledge
9. Reduction, Rationality and Game Theory in Marxian Economics

   By Bruce Philp

   This book examines the main areas of interest in Marxian economics, paying particular attention to class conflict, analytical Marxism and game theory. Very few books can claim to cover the areas that this book does with such clarity, academic rigour and originality. Its study of game theory and...

   Published July 31st 2006 by Routledge
10. 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 July 7th 2005 by Routledge