Game Theory - 9781781905074

This fourth edition updates several recently developed subfields and has a new section on the "Monty Hall Problem," showing how game theory can be used to find the solution. There is additional new material on Hurwicz's, Markin's and Myerson's work on mechanical design and Roth's work on auctions and two-sided matchings. Other chapters include the definition of a "game," two-person zero-sum games, linear programing, infinite games, multistage games, games with incomplete information, utility theory, two-person general-sum games, two-person cooperative games, n-person games, stable sets, indices of power, the bargaining set and related concepts, nonatomic games, games without side payments, and spatial games. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. Annotation ©2014 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)