Dynammic general equilibrium modelling

computational methods and applications

Essays in dynamic general equilibrium theory

festschrift for David Caas

Diseño y aplicación de modelos multiagente para la ayuda a la decisión

Métodos cuantitativos de ayuda a la toma de decisiones. Problemas

Moral sentiments and material interests

the foundations of cooperation in economic life

Moral Sentiments and Material Interests presents an innovative synthesis of research in different disciplines to argue that cooperation stems not from the stereotypical selfish agent acting out of disguised self-interest but from the presence of "strong reciprocators" in a social group.Presenting an overview of ...

A guide to game theory

A Guide to Game Theory explains the important concepts and techniques without using mathematical language or methods. Using a wide range of examples and applications this book covers decision problems confronted by firms, employers, unions, footballers, partygoers, politicians, governments, non-governmental organisations and communities. Written for ...

Private sector involvement and international financial crises

an analytical perspective

The book's first part provides a critical synthesis of the literature underpinning the architecture debate. It reviews the traditional distinction between "fundamentals-based" and "sunspot-based" crises before reconciling the two using global game methods. The role of co- ordination problems in sparking costly liquidation and ...

Group formation in economics

networks, clubs, and coalitions

Broad and diverse ranges of activities are conducted within and by organized groups of individuals, including political, economic and social activities. These activities have recently become a subject of intense interest in economics and game theory. Some of the topics investigated in this collection are ...

Game Theory and mutual misunderstanding

scientific dialogues in five acts

This book consists of five acts and two interludes, which are all written as dialogues between three main characters and other supporting characters. Each act discusses the epistemological, institutional and methodological foundations of game theory and economics, while using various stories and examples. A featured ...

Advances in dynamic games

applications to economics, finance, optimization, and stochastic control

This book focuses on various aspects of dynamic game theory, presenting state-of-the-art research and serving as a guide to the vitality and growth of the field and its applications. The selected chapters, written by experts in their respective disciplines, are an outgrowth of presentations originally ...

Models in cooperative Game Theory

crisp, fuzzy, and multi-choice games

This book investigates models in cooperative game theory in which the players have the possibility to cooperate partially. In a crisp game the agents are either fully involved or not involved at all in coperation with some other agents, while in a fuzzy game players ...

Artificial economics

agent-based methods in finance, Game Theory anf their applications

Agent-based Computational Economics (ACE) is a new discipline of economics, largely grounded on concepts like evolution, auto- organisation and emergence: it intensively uses computer simulations as well as artificial intelligence, mostly based on multi-agents systems. The purpose of this book is to give an up-to ...

Nadie pierde

la teoría de juegos y la lógica del destino humano

Muchas personas, en particular los científicos, creen que cuanto más comprensible nos parece el universo, menos sentido le encontramos. Robert Wright no se cuenta entre ellos, pues la tesis de este libro apunta que tanto la evolución biológica como la historia humana siguen una dirección ...

Principles and methods of law and economics

enhancing normative analysis

This is an introductory book that targets the reader who has the ambition to apply economic analysis but may be missing a technical introduction to its mathematical techniques or seeks a structured elaboration of its philosophical principles. The book juxtaposes economic analysis with moral philosophy ...

Regulating commercial gambling

Past, Present and Future

This book is about the public regulation of commercial gambling in Great Britain. It examines recent changes and proposals for change to three primary forms - betting, gaming, and lotteries - against an account of their social and legal history. The author then moves forward to analyse ...

Introducing game theory and its applications

Essays in cooperative games

in honor of Guillermo Owen

Game theory

a critical text

In recent years game theory has swept through all of the social sciences. Its practitioners have great designs for it, claiming that it offers an opportunity to unify the social sciences and that it it the natural foundation of a rational theory of society. This ...

Advances in behavioral economics

Eds. Colin F.Camerer, George Loewenstein, and Matthew Rabin Twenty years ago, behavioral economics did not exist as a field. Most economists were deeply skeptical--even antagonistic--toward the idea of importing insights from psychology into their field. Today, behavioral economics has become virtually mainstream. It is ...

Economics lab

an intensive course in experimental economics

Laboratory experiments with human subjects now provide crucial data in most fields of economics. There has been a tremendous upsurge in interest in this relatively new field of economics. This textbook introduces the world of experimental economics. Contributors including Reinhard Selten and Axel Leijonhufvud add ...