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Topic: Applications. Respond to the question: Game Theory and Employment Fraud?
11/09/2009 10:32 PM by Tony; Game Theory and Employment Fraud
I'm attempting to apply game theory to the idea of employment fraud in China. Specifically, it is common practice for employees to do private deals with firm clients, thereby keeping for themselves the fees that the clients pay. I'd say [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: Gmae Theory?
11/04/2009 09:43 AM by Cerissa Newbill; Gmae Theory
There is a rough neighborhood with n¡Ý 2 residents. Each resident has to ecide whether to engage in the crime of theft. If an individual chooses to be a thief and is not caught by the police, he receives a payoff of W. If he is caught [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: tender?
10/20/2009 04:32 AM by Cate; tender
Welcome! I have a question concerning the tender procedure. I am searching for any helpful information in the field of games theory that would help to prove that tender procedures are not always the best result. Could anyone help me [View full text and thread]

Topic: Zero Sum Games. Respond to the question: zerosum games?
10/02/2009 02:38 PM by NOname;
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Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: Incentives to innovate?
09/23/2009 02:48 AM by Robert; Incentives to innovate
Hi! Im currently writing a paper on innovation, IPR and competition law in the softwaremarket. One of my main problem statements in the paper is : If there is no promise of monopoly, will there be any incentives to innovate. I [View full text and thread]

Topic: Napster. Respond to the question: why not allow file sharing of illegally?
09/20/2009 03:04 PM by Laura Brooks; why not allow file sharing of "illegally" acquired music?
The current industry seems unsustainable - as long as music is available online, there will be pirates wishing to obtain it for free. Perhaps the solution is free online distribution from the beginning? Offset the unrealized profits [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: Harsanyi73 Selten75?
09/20/2009 05:20 AM by marco i; Harsanyi(73) + Selten(75)
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Topic: Applications. Respond to the question: Game theory and Corporate Governance?
08/11/2009 03:17 PM by Karol Bonenberg; Game theory and Corporate Governance?
I had good materials during game theory course on LSE - http://www.cdam.lse.ac.uk/Reports/Files/cdam-2001-09.pdf, also a classic book Theory of Games and Economic Behavior. If you're looking for a broader view on this subject, Adam [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: DKLs answer was very helpful?
08/05/2009 11:33 PM by Thomas Singh; DKL's answer was very helpful!!
Just wanted to say 'thank you' to David for answering a question I had about the application of Peyton Young's model of conventions to interpersonal trust. Essentially I needed to justify why all trusting/cynical strategies did not [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: Queuing?
07/02/2009 12:17 PM by Vivek; Queuing
I have spoken to a friend who is more familiar with Game Theory than I am. He related to me some research that has been done regarding queuing - that a reason that people stand in lines is because there are external costs associated [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: Please suggest how Game theory can be ap?
06/15/2009 04:24 AM by name withheld; Please suggest how Game theory can be applied to arrive at ideal offer-counter offer strategy in selling homes
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Topic: Napster. Respond to the question: Fundamental Errors In Reasoning?
05/05/2009 05:37 AM by Boris; RE: Fundamental errors in reasoning
Well, the arguments about re-selling goods got me confused, too. They wrote their essay in the spirit of an era, where it is impossible to resell used CDs, although they mention that it is possible ("..I can even sell it, but the limit [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: short run players?
04/28/2009 09:54 AM by ebrahim; short run players
I have faced a problem that I couldn't solve it. The problem has been described below: Suppose a dynamic game with following properties: - There are some long run players in the game. - There are some players that are not long run [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: short run players?
04/28/2009 05:38 AM by ebrahim; short run players
I have faced a problem that I couldn't solve it. The problem has been described below: Suppose a dynamic game with following properties: - There are some long run players in the game. - There are some players that are not long run [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: short run players?
04/28/2009 05:34 AM by ebrahim; short run players
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Topic: General Equilibrium. Respond to the question: cournot nash equilibrium problem wit?
04/23/2009 11:18 PM by name withheld; cournot - nash equilibrium - problem with exercise
Hi i have an question about how i should do this: there are 2 countries with 1 firm in each country. the countries can choose to export subsidise the companies (subsidy from country 1 is s1 and s2 for country two). There are also a [View full text and thread]

Topic: Applications. Respond to the question: Game theory and Corporate Governance?
04/08/2009 07:04 AM by name withheld; Hey I want to do my dissertation in game theory and corporate governance
Anybody knows good overviews, books a.s.o.... [View full text and thread]

Topic: Applications. Respond to the question: Game theory and Corporate Governance?
03/29/2009 12:49 AM by name withheld;
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Topic: Zero Sum Games. Respond to the question: zerosum games?
03/21/2009 07:06 AM by name withheld; > 2 Players
Maybe you would have to use a three-dimensional matrix. [View full text and thread]

Topic: Other Topics. Respond to the question: Converting extensiveform to normalform?
03/16/2009 12:19 PM by name withheld; Converting extensive-form to normal-form
Hello, I am sure this is pretty simple, but I am confused on how to convert the extensive-form to normal-form if player 2 has different strategies for each of player 1's strataegies. Do you just leave some feils of the matrix blank? or [View full text and thread]