Hidden Games - The Surprising Power of Game Theory to Explain Irrational Human Behaviour

How game theory - the ultimate theory of rationality - explains irrational behaviour.

Info autore

Moshe Hoffman is a research scientist at the MIT Media Lab Human Dynamics Group and lecturer at Harvard's department of economics. His research focuses on using game theory to decipher the motives that shape our behaviour.Erez Yoeli is a research associate at MIT's Sloan School of Management. Yoeli collaborates with governments, non-profits, and companies to apply the lessons of his research into altruism towards addressing real-world challenges.

Riassunto

How game theory - the ultimate theory of rationality - explains irrational behaviour.

Prefazione

How game theory - the ultimate theory of rationality - explains irrational behaviour.

Testo aggiuntivo

This is one of those books that you pick up and then can't put down; next thing you know, you've been reading for hours and forgotten to go to bed (true story). Filled with quirky facts and perspective-shifting insights, Hidden Games explains some of human beings' most puzzling behavior with one of the most powerful theories ever devised: game theory

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Moshe Hoffman, Erez Yoeli
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 07.04.2022
• EAN: 9781529376821
• ISBN: 978-1-5293-7682-1
• Pagine: 368
• Dimensioni: 158 mm x 236 mm x 38 mm
• Peso: 580 g
• Categorie: Saggistica > Politica, società, economia > Politica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Economia politica; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Psicologia > Psicologia teorica; Social Theory, PSYCHOLOGY / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, humanistic psychology, Behaviourism, Behavioural theory