Game Theory in the Social Sciences, Vol. 1: Concepts and Solutions

By Martin Shubik

Book Overview

Winner of the 1983 Lanchester Prize of the Operations Research Society of AmericaThis book by a recognized authority on game theory and its applications introduces social scientists in a variety of disciplines to this powerful methodology. The emphasis throughout is on the empirical approach to model building and testing within the context of real-world situations.Martin Shubik, who has made numerous applications of game theory to economics and the social sciences as well as significant contributions to the fundamental development of the subject, is Seymour H. Knox Professor of Mathematical Institutional Economics at Yale University. The second volume of Game Theory in the Social Sciences, A Game Theoretic Approach to Political Economy was published by The MIT Press in 1984.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0262690918
• ISBN13: 9780262690911
• Release Date: January 1985
• Publisher: MIT Press
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.2" x 6.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Classic Book on Game Theory by one of the pioneers

This book is a classic in the field of game theory written by one of the pioneers of the field, Martin Shubik. This book is a must have for economists, mathematicians, biologists, psychologists, political scientist, and others interested in game theory.