Game Theory and Economic Analysis

Christian Schmidt is Professor at the University of Paris-Dauphine. He has recently published La théorie des jeux: essai d’interprétation (PUF, 2001).

• Introduction PART I Historical insight 1 Von Neumann and Morgenstern in historical perspective 2 Rupture versus continuity in game theory: Nash versus Von Neumann and Morgenstern PART II Theoretical content 3 Bluff and reputation 4 An appraisal of cooperative game theory 5 The coalition concept in game theory 6 Do Von Neumann and Morgenstern have heterodox followers? 7 From specularity to temporality in game theory PART III Applications 8 Collective choice mechanisms and individual incentives 9 Team models as a framework to analyze coordination problems within the firm