The paper gives a brief survey of the origins of game theory. The author argues that the game theory of von Neumann and Morgenstern should be seen as an attempt to formulate more realistic behavioral ...

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Game theory gives you a systematic way to think through those possibilities and maximize overall welfare.” “Evolutionary change in response to human interventions, such as the evolution of resistance ...

Roth, Alvin E. "The Economist As Engineer: Game Theory, Experimental Economics and Computation As Tools of Design Economics." Econometrica 70, no. 4 (July 2002): 1341–1378.

So you’re standing at the edge of a cliff, chained by the ankle to someone else. You’ll be released, and one of you will get a large prize, as soon as the other gives in. How do you persuade the other ...

Human behavior drives the evolution of biological organisms in ways that can profoundly adversely impact human welfare. Understanding people's incentives when they do so is essential to identify ...