{"product_id":"economic-organizations-as-games-paperback-softback-9780631168881","title":"Economic Organizations as Games (Paperback \/ softback) 9780631168881","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eEconomic Organizations as Games\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eKen Binmore (Edited by), K Binmore (Author), Partha Dasgupta (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780631168881, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 25 May 1989\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e228 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.7 x 15.4 x 1.2 cm, 0.369 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"This volume brings together a number of important recent papers on game theory and its application to imperfect competition and incentives\". \u003ci\u003eAlan Brandenburger, Economica\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c!--end--\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Like all good collections, it has the virtue of providing the non-specialist with an up-to-date review of the literature. The book is well produced and contains a very good bibliography\". \u003ci\u003eR.Rothschild, British Book News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eEconomists have in recent years found the theory of games to be an attractive route for exploring imperfectly competitive markets. In this collection of articles, some of the best minds in contemporary economics on both sides of the Atlantic xplore both the potential and the limitations of this theoretical framework.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a lengthy introduction, the editors conduct a comprehensive survey of the hypothesis of game theory and its goals which provides a unique perspective on the subject. At the same time, they warn the theory is not sufficiently well developed to provide an analysis of all games.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe papers which follow fall into three sections: equilibrium theory, imperfect competition and the design of organizations. Together they explore and illustrate many aspects of the economic application of game theory in industrial organization.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface vii \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgements viii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eINTRODUCTION Game Theory: A Survey \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eK. Binmore and P. Dasgupta\u003c\/i\u003e 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART I EQUILIBRIUM THEORY\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 The Existence of Equilibrium in Discontinuous Economic Games,\u003cbr\u003eI: Theory\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Dasgupta and E. Maskin\u003c\/i\u003e 49\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Existence of Equilibrium in Discontinuous Economic Games,\u003cbr\u003eII: Applications\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Dasgupta and E. Maskin\u003c\/i\u003e 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART II IMPERFECT COMPETITION\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 On the Rate of Convergence of Oligopoly Equilibria in Large Markets: An Example\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Dasgupta and Y. Ushio\u003c\/i\u003e 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Natural Oligopolies \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Shaked and J. Sutton\u003c\/i\u003e 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Relaxing Price Competition Through Product Differentiation\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eA. Shaked and J. Sutton\u003c\/i\u003e 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 The Theory of Technological Competition \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Dasgupta\u003c\/i\u003e 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Strategic Considerations in Invention and Innovation: The Case of Natural Resources \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eP. Dasgupta, R. Gilbert and J. E. Stiglitz\u003c\/i\u003e 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePART III THE DESIGN OF ORGANIZATIONS\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 On the Revelation Principle under Complete and Incomplete Information\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eR Repullo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Optimal Incentive Schemes with Many Agents\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eD. Mookherjee \u003c\/i\u003e197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 215\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Economics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Economics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Economics%20%5BKC%5D%22\"\u003eKC\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52316770992408,"sku":"9780631168881","price":46.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780631168881.jpg?v=1781824351","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/economic-organizations-as-games-paperback-softback-9780631168881","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}