Game Theory

This advanced text aims to introduce the principles of nonco-operative game theory - including strategic form games, Nash equilibria, subgame perfection, repeated games, and games of incomplete information - in a direct and uncomplicated style that will acquaint students with the broad spectrum of the field while highlighting and explaining what they need to know at any given point. The analytic material is accompanied by many applications, examples, and exercises. The theory of nonco-operative games studies the behaviour of agents in any situation where each agent’s optimal choice may depend on a forecast of the opponents’ choices. Noncooperative refers to choices that are based on the participant’s perceived self-interest. Although game theory has been applied to many fields, Fudenberg and Tirole focus on the kinds of game theory that have been most useful in the study of economic problems. They also include some applications to political science. The 14 chapters are grouped in parts that cover static games of complete information, dynamic games of complete information, static games of incomplete information, dynamic games of incomplete information, and advanced topics.