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Cooperative Game Theory

In: Economics and Computation

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  • Edith Elkind

    (University of Oxford)

  • Jörg Rothe

    (Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf)

Abstract

This chapter provides an introduction to cooperative game theory, which complements noncooperative game theory (Chapter 2 ). Both of these fields study strategic aspects of cooperation and competition among the players. In noncooperative game theory, players are assumed to choose their actions individually, selfishly seeking to realize their own goals and to maximize their own profit. While this does not mean that players are necessarily adversarial to other players (for example, they may prefer the dove strategy over the hawk strategy in the chicken game), they are not interested in other players’ welfare.

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  • Edith Elkind & Jörg Rothe, 2016. "Cooperative Game Theory," Springer Texts in Business and Economics, in: Jörg Rothe (ed.), Economics and Computation, edition 1, chapter 0, pages 135-193, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:sptchp:978-3-662-47904-9_3
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-662-47904-9_3
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