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Game Theory: A Practitioner'S Approach

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To a practitioner in the social sciences, game theory primarily helps to identify situations in which interdependent decisions are somehow problematic; solutions often require venturing into the social sciences. Game theory is usually about anticipating each other's choices; it can also cope with influencing other's choices. To a social scientist the great contribution of game theory is probably the payoff matrix, an accounting device comparable to the equals sign in algebra.

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  • Schelling, Thomas C., 2010. "Game Theory: A Practitioner'S Approach," Economics and Philosophy, Cambridge University Press, vol. 26(1), pages 27-46, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:cup:ecnphi:v:26:y:2010:i:01:p:27-46_00
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