Abstract
This entry begins by setting games within the general framework to demonstrate their conceptual importance for describing this activity of humankind. Then the concept of merging economics and mathematics into what is called game theory is developed. Descriptions of important properties, definitions, and typical examples of games are provided.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution.
References
Blum U, Dudley L, Leibbrand F, Weiske A (2005) Angewandte Institutionenökonomik: Theorien, Modelle, Evidenz. Gabler, Wiesbaden
Binmore, K., 1992, Fun and Games, D.C. Health Company, Lexington (MA)
von Clausewitz C (1832) Vom Kriege. Dümmlers Verlag, Berlin; (2008) On war. Oxford World’s Classics, Oxford
Dixit AI, Nalebuff BJ (2010) The art of strategy, a game theorists guide to success in business and life. Borton, New York
Erhard L (1957) Wohlstand für Alle. Econ, Düsseldorf; (1958) Prosperity through competition. Frederick A. Praeger, New York
Eucken W (1952/1962) Grundsätze der Wirtschaftspolitik. J.C.B. Mohr, Tübingen/Zürich
Hardin G (1968) The tragedy of the commons. Science 162:1243–1248
Huizinga J (1933) Over de grenzen van spel en ernst in de kultur. Rector’s speech, Leiden
Kant I (1787) Kritik der reinen Vernunft. Königsberg; (2015) Critique of practical reason, Cambridge texts in the history of philosophy. Cambridge
Nash G (1950) Non-cooperative games, PhD thesis, Mimeo, Princeton
Neumann J (1928) Zur Theorie der Gesellschaftsspiele. Math Ann 100:295–300
Neumann JV, Morgenstern O (1944) Theory of games and economic behavior. Princeton University Press, Princeton
Osborne M, Rubinstein A (1994) A course in game theory. The MIT-Press, Cambridge
Rasmusen E (2006) Games and information: an introduction to game theory. Blackwell, Oxford
Sun Zi (2003) commented by CAO Cao et al. (【春秋】孙武 撰,【三国】曹操 等注,宋本十一家注孙子,上海:上海古籍出版社). Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House, Shanghai
Sun Zi (~500 BC, 2007) The art of war. Columbia University Press, New York
Schelling, Th., 1960 (1981), The Strategy of Conflict, Harvard University Press, Boston (Mass).
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Corresponding author
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2016 Springer Science+Business Media New York
About this entry
Cite this entry
Blum, U. (2016). Games. In: Marciano, A., Ramello, G. (eds) Encyclopedia of Law and Economics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_185-1
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-7883-6_185-1
Received:
Accepted:
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Online ISBN: 978-1-4614-7883-6
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Economics and FinanceReference Module Humanities and Social SciencesReference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences