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The Uses, Value and Limitations of Game Theoretic Methods in Defence Analysis

In: Peace, Defence and Economic Analysis

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  • M. Shubik

    (Yale University)

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An overview of the applications of the theory of games to defence analysis is given. The important distinction is made between those models of conflict which can be adequately modelled as two-person constant-sum games and those which model as non-constant-sum games with two or more players.

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  • M. Shubik, 1987. "The Uses, Value and Limitations of Game Theoretic Methods in Defence Analysis," International Economic Association Series, in: Christian Schmidt & Frank Blackaby (ed.), Peace, Defence and Economic Analysis, chapter 4, pages 53-84, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:intecp:978-1-349-18898-7_4
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-349-18898-7_4
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    1. Jelnov, Artyom & Tauman, Yair & Zeckhauser, Richard, 2017. "Attacking the unknown weapons of a potential bomb builder: The impact of intelligence on the strategic interaction," Games and Economic Behavior, Elsevier, vol. 104(C), pages 177-189.
    2. Isard Walter & Anderton Charles H., 1999. "Survey of the Peace Economics Literature: Recent Key Contributions and a Comprehensive Coverage Up to 1992 (Part I)," Peace Economics, Peace Science, and Public Policy, De Gruyter, vol. 5(4), pages 1-42, October.

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