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The Coming of Game Theory

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  • Gianfranco Gambarelli

  • Guillermo Owen

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This is a brief historical note on game theory. We cover its historical roots (prior to its formal definition in 1944), and look at its development until the late 1960’s. Copyright Kluwer Academic Publishers 2004

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  • Gianfranco Gambarelli & Guillermo Owen, 2004. "The Coming of Game Theory," Theory and Decision, Springer, vol. 56(1), pages 1-18, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:theord:v:56:y:2004:i:1:p:1-18
    DOI: 10.1007/s11238-004-5629-3
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    1. Reghinos D. Theocharis, 1983. "Early Developments in Mathematical Economics," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, edition 0, number 978-1-349-04949-3, June.
    2. Robert J. Aumann, 1995. "Repeated Games with Incomplete Information," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, edition 1, volume 1, number 0262011476, December.
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