Top Research Papers on Game Theory

In comparing and contrasting the two phenomena of games and theory, this paper seeks to better understand what theory is and is not, how theory is distinguished from theorizing, what constitutes a theoretical contribution, how Theory and practice are linked, and the nature of academic work.

This paper attempts to provide a sketch of game theory for those whose prime concern is gaming.

The Cryptographic and Game Theory worlds seem to have an intersection in that they both deal with an interaction between mutually distrustful parties which has some end result. In the cryptographic setting the multiparty interaction takes the shape of a set of parties communicating for the purpose of evaluating a function on their inputs, where each party receives at the end some output of the computation. In the game theoretic setting, parties interact in a game that guarantees some payoff for the participants according to the joint actions of all the parties, while the parties wish to maximi...

Finnish scholar and game designer Aki Jarvinen presents an approach where a card game meets design meets game studies, similar to Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics: a theory of comics in the form of a comic book.

Gerald Mast, in A Short History of the Movies, suggests that Citizen Kane might be structurally viewed as a jigsaw puzzle and cites the giant jigsaw puzzles that Susan plays with as a possible clue to this approach.1 This is very apparent as one views the film with the first sketchy "March of Time" sequence (the outline or edge pieces of the puzzle) through to the final shot (or puzzle piece) of Rosebud being burned which completes the puzzle of Kane. In a larger sense, all film might be said to be analogous to a jigsaw puzzle or game. Certainly, the day-to-day shooting of bits of information ...

A reformulation of compositional game theory is used to reunite game theory with game semantics, by viewing an open game as the System and its choice of contexts as the Environment and building a compact closed category of `computable open games' by replacing the underlying dialectica category with a wave-style geometry of interaction category.

Chapter summary In the opening chapter of this book, we use the well-known game of chess to illustrate the notions of strategy and winning strategy . We then prove one of the first results in game theory, due to John von Neumann: in the game of chess either White (the first mover) has a winning strategy, or Black (the second mover) has a winning strategy, or each player has a strategy guaranteeing at least a draw. This is an important and nontrivial result, especially in view of the fact that to date, it is not known which of the above three alternatives holds, let alone what the winning strat...

The following aspects are worthy of further study: the first aspect should further improve the theoretical system of evolutionary game theory and explore the necessary and sufficient conditions for the existence of evolutionary equilibrium.

It is argued that models of learning are a promising route for improving and widening game theory’s predictive power while preserving the successes of game theory where it already works well.

The classical model of evolutionary game theory is described and the computational complexity of its central equilibrium concept is analyzed, and an instance of an evolutionary game-theoretic concept providing an algorithm for finding an equilibrium is shown.

This paper considers solo games (one player against the computer) and the point of view of the game analyst or the game designer is taken and it is shown that game theory can be a power full tool.

We describe noncooperative game models and discuss game theoretic solution concepts. Some applications are also noted. Conventional theory focuses on the question ‘ how will rational players play? ’ , and has the Nash equilibrium at its core. We discuss this concept and its interpretations, as well as re fi nements (perfect and stable equilibria) and relaxations (ration-alizability and correlated equilibria). Motivated by experiments that show systematic theory violations, behavioral game theory aims to integrate insights from psychology to get better answers to the question ‘ how do humans pla...

Now in its second edition, this popular textbook on game theory is unrivalled in the breadth of its coverage, the thoroughness of technical explanations and the number of worked examples included. Covering non-cooperative and cooperative games, this introduction to game theory includes advanced chapters on auctions, games with incomplete information, games with vector payoffs, stable matchings and the bargaining set. This edition contains new material on stochastic games, rationalizability, and the continuity of the set of equilibrium points with respect to the data of the game. The material i...

The study addresses important issues relating to computational aspects of coalition formation by identifying the quasi-core via a version of P-NP problem that utilizes the branch and bound heuristic and the results are visualized by Excel spreadsheet.

Theoretical foundations of Non-Cooperative Game Theory followed by Cooperative Game Theory then Mechanism Design 1 and finally, different Games and their exciting results.

This paper is an exploration of game theory and focuses on combinatorial games and the strategies players may use within the game, as well as exploring normal-play games and broad generalizations the authors can make of all such games in section 3.

The nature of game-theoretic analysis, the history of game theory,Why game theory is useful for understanding human psychology, and why game theory has played a key role in the recent explosion of interest in the field of behavioral economics are discussed.

Note: This is a only a draft version, so there could be flaws. If you find any errors, please do send email to hari@csa.iisc.ernet.in. A more thorough version would be available soon in this space. In this chapter, we introduce the all important notion of pure strategy Nash equilibrium. We provide several examples to illustrate this notion. We show that pure strategy Nash equilibrium may not exist in many cases while in many other cases, there could exist multiple Nash equilibria. We also show that the payoffs that players get in a Nash equilibrium may not be socially optimal. Dominant strateg...

Part 1 Matrix games: introduction matrix games saddle points mixed strategies the Minimax theorem inductive proof of the Minimax theorem saddle points in mixed strategies optimal strategies and their properties domination of strategies solution of 2 x 2 matrix games graphical solution of 2 x n and m x 2 matrix games solution of 3 x 3 matrix games matrix games and linear programming. Part 2 Continuous games: zero-sum two-person infinitive games mixed strategies continuous games properties of optimal strategies convex games separable games an example of a game of timing. Part 3 N-person non-co-o...

I love teaching elementary game theory to my students and I converted my lecture notes into a book chapter. I tried to write the chapter as clear as possible to explain game theory to any reader. My textbook deals with the economics of government, I included a section where government becomes one or both players. The book is for undergraduate students and is available for free on Scribd. The textbook is The Economics of Government.

This paper will explore game theory in the branch combinatorial games through a broad view through the aid of the game Pick-Up-Bricks and game trees, and introduce the MEX Principle by analysing the game Nim.

Let’s play a game! This game, called Tragedy of the Commons, simulates the upkeep of a common resource, and probably wouldn’t guarantee hours of fun for the whole family, but understanding it can tell us a lot about human behavior. There are several players (your breakout room), and all of the gameplay happens at once. Each of you will choose one of the following two choices: “Cooperate” or “Defect,” and send either “C” or “D” to your breakout room instructor in chat, without letting anyone else know your choice. Once the instructor has heard from everybody, they announce the results. Everybod...

The study of games is tantamount to a study of human behavior in a given economic situation. Here, in simplified form, are some of the basic principles on which the theory of games is based.

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numerical payons can be assigned. Games such as chess and poker, together with many social, economic, political and military conflicts which are not commonly thought of as games, possess these properties and are therefore amenable in principle to game theory analysis. The primary goal of the theory is to determine, through formal reasoning alone, what strategies the players ought to choose in order to pursue their interests rationally, and what outcomes will result if they Although some Zermelo in 1912, and by the theory was not firmly von Neumann proved the fumlamclllal theorem in 1928. This ...

made his reputation on the New York Court of Appeals and in the various fields of private law. Some of those opinions are still taught in the law schools. This book sets a standard for future judicial biography. Balanced, clearly written, accessible to any reader, it is excellent. The nonlawyer might be put off initially by the chapters on various areas of private law and Cardozo's impact on them. However, the author explains so clearly and keeps our attention on Cardozo so effectively that the reader's attention does not flag. —Robert H. Birkby

Game theory involves the study of cooperation and competition. It provides a theoretical framework for reasoning about a wide variety of phenomena including, for instance, the price of gasoline, nuclear proliferation, who pays for dinner when friends dine out, or the biological conditions necessary for the evolution of cooperation. This course presents the basic ideas of game theory, starting with how to represent and classify different kinds of interactions in terms of games where players choose among alternative strategies in order to maximize their own benefit. Game theory is useful across ...

This chapter will study the theory of games (or game theory for short), which allows us to catalog many of those outcomes and to discuss both their positive and their normative aspects.

This paper surveys some recent developments in (non-cooperative) game theory and provides an outlook on the near future of that theory. In particular, attention is focused on the limitations inherent in normative game theory and on attempts to construct a behavioral version of the theory that incorporates aspects of procedural and bounded rationality. It is argued that a redirection towards more empirical work may be called for.

Abstract : The purpose of this paper is to present an expository account of the fundamental ideas of the theory of games, together with a discussion of some of the unresolved aspects of the theory.

Information theory, as the mathematics of communication and storage of information, and game theory, are each successful fields of research on their own.

It was found that the people that answered to the public-sector questionnaire and that used M-Pesa had a negative impact on the corruption rate in terms of reducing corruption, a sign that improving the governance structure in Kenya leads to less corruption.

By relaxing the classical assumptions of perfect rationality and perfect foresight, much improved explanations of initial decisions, dynamic patterns of learning and adjustment, and equilibrium steady-state distributions are obtained.

Ceci est le texte de l’intervention de l’auteur au colloque organisé en son honneur le 11 octobre 2021 à l’Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas, à l’occasion de la réception le lendemain d’un doctorat honoris causa décerné par cette même université. Après avoir remercié les initiateurs et les organisateurs de l’événement, et rendu hommage aux grandes figures disparues de la théorie des jeux, l’auteur décrit son « parcours personnel » dans la science. Le leitmotiv, mis en lumière par ses études universitaires, sa thèse de doctorat et ses travaux ultérieurs en théorie des jeux, est que la science pur...

Sociologists are fond of game metaphors. However, such metaphors rarely go beyond casual references to generic games. Yet games are little social systems, and each game offers a distinctive perspective on the relationship between rules and constraints, on the one side, and emergent order, on the other. In this article, we examine three games—chess, go, and (Texas hold ‘em) poker—for sociological insights into contested social arenas such as markets, warfare, politics, and the professions. We describe each game's rules and emergent properties, and then offer a brief theorization of the social w...

Note: This is a only a draft version, so there could be flaws. If you find any errors, please do send email to hari@csa.iisc.ernet.in. A more thorough version would be available soon in this space. Given a transferable utility game (N, v), there are two key questions that are of fundamental interest: (1) Which coalition(s) should form? (2) How should a coalition that forms divide its winnings among its members? An answer to the second question has implications for the first question. In this chapter, we start studying the answers to these questions using one of the central notions, the core, i...

In his story “Jewish Poker” the writer Ephraim Kishon describes how a man called Ervinke convinces the narrator to play a game called Jewish Poker with him. “You think of a number, I also think of a number”, Ervinke explains. “Whoever thinks of a higher number wins. This sounds easy, but it has a hundred pitfalls.” Then they play. It takes the narrator some time until he realizes that it is better to let Ervinke tell his number first. [ K1961 ] Obviously this is a game that is not fair unless both players play simultaneously. In this chapter we will start our journey through game theory by con...

While reviewing "Game Theory and the Law" by Douglas Baird, Robert Gertner, and Randal Picker, this essay provides a self-contained, layman's introduction to modern noncooperative game theory

Game theory has been variously described as the science of strategy or that of conflict resolution. At its core, it has the characteristics of a mathematical construct: a clear set of concepts and assumptions, fundamental theorems, and applications to real world issues. The fact that the issues in question are mostly the domains of the social sciences, however, places game theory in a peculiar position compared to other mathematical and scientific disciplines. Even if one looks beyond the widespread disbelief among social scientists that human and social behavior is amenable to mathematical an...

The advantage of studying the Iterated Prisoner’s Dilemma is that it models situations in which selfinterest clashes with collective interest, thus it provides a framework for illustrating the usage of mathematics in real-life decision making.

The use of game theory is examined for supporting the design of gameplay within the different sections of a computer game and its application in practice via adapted high-level decision trees for modeling the flow in gameplay and payoff matrices for modeling skill or challenge levels is demonstrated.

Game theory as long as it is a study of interdependent rational, choice, can be used to explain, to predict and evaluate human, behavior in contexts where the outcome of action depends on, what other agents choose to do. Game theory can be made, relevant to ethics and can be used in moral and political, philosophy, including economics, business and public policy, areas.

The basic strategic form game is introduced, also known as the normal form game, which studies how rational agents make decisions in both competitive and cooperative situations.

How game theoretic solution concepts inform what classes of problems will be amenable to artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), and how to evolve the interaction between human and artificial intelligence is illustrated.

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This book explains the development of Bayesian Equilibrium in the Entry Deterrence and PhD Admissions Games, and some of the techniques used to design and implement these games.

We describe non-cooperative game models and discuss game theoretic solution concepts. Some applications are also noted. Conventional theory focuses on the question ‘how will rational players play?’, and has the Nash equilibrium at its core. We discuss this concept and its interpretations, as well as refinements (perfect and stable equilibria) and relaxations (rationalizability and correlated equilibria). Motivated by experiments that show systematic theory violations, behavioral game theory aims to integrate insights from psychology to get better answers to the question ‘how do humans play?’. ...

Game theory has been widely used in economic life, and has had an important impact on economic development. This paper will analyze and explain some basic internal logic of game theory through some concrete cases related to the Game of Nim. It is found that the strategies of some theoretical models in game theory can be applied to the real game of chance, so these cases can be widely applied to actual economic life and social life.

This chapter examines the representational and algorithmic aspects of a class of graph-theoretic models for multiplayer games, known broadly as graphical games, that specify restrictions on the direct payoff influences among the player population.

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