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  2. Game theory - Wikipedia

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    A prototypical paper on game theory in economics begins by presenting a game that is an abstraction of a particular economic situation. One or more solution concepts are chosen, and the author demonstrates which strategy sets in the presented game are equilibria of the appropriate type.

  3. Khan Academy - Wikipedia

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    Khan Academy is an American non-profit [3] educational organization created in 2006 by Sal Khan. [1] Its goal is to create a set of online tools that help educate students. [ 4 ] The organization produces short video lessons. [ 5 ]

  4. Kenneth Binmore - Wikipedia

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    As a founder of modern economic theory of bargaining (with Nash and Rubinstein), he made important contributions to the foundations of game theory, experimental economics, evolutionary game theory and analytical philosophy. He took up economics after holding the Chair of Mathematics at the London School of Economics. The switch has put him at ...

  5. List of types of equilibrium - Wikipedia

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    Competitive equilibrium, economic equilibrium when all buyers and sellers are small relative to the market; Economic equilibrium, a condition in economics; Equilibrium price, the price at which quantity supplied equals quantity demanded; General equilibrium theory, a branch of theoretical microeconomics that studies multiple individual markets

  6. Incentive compatibility - Wikipedia

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    In game theory and economics, a mechanism is called incentive-compatible (IC) [1]: 415 if every participant can achieve their own best outcome by reporting their true preferences. [ 1 ] : 225 [ 2 ] For example, there is incentive compatibility if high-risk clients are better off in identifying themselves as high-risk to insurance firms , who ...

  7. Theory of Games and Economic Behavior - Wikipedia

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    Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, published in 1944 [1] by Princeton University Press, is a book by mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern which is considered the groundbreaking text that created the interdisciplinary research field of game theory.

  8. Lloyd Shapley - Wikipedia

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    Lloyd Stowell Shapley (/ ˈ ʃ æ p l i /; June 2, 1923 – March 12, 2016) was an American mathematician and Nobel Memorial Prize-winning economist.He contributed to the fields of mathematical economics and especially game theory.

  9. Focal point (game theory) - Wikipedia

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    In game theory, a focal point (or Schelling point) is a solution that people tend to choose by default in the absence of communication in order to avoid coordination failure. [1] The concept was introduced by the American economist Thomas Schelling in his book The Strategy of Conflict (1960). [ 2 ]