Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
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Theory of Games and Economic Behavior is a foundational 1944 book by John von Neumann and Oskar Morgenstern that established game theory as a rigorous mathematical framework for analyzing strategic decision-making in economics.
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- game theory ×1
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| instanceOf |
book
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economics book → mathematics book → non-fiction book → |
| academicDiscipline |
economics
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mathematics → |
| author |
John von Neumann
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Oskar Morgenstern → |
| countryOfPublication |
United States
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| field |
applied mathematics
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decision theory → economics → game theory → |
| firstEditionFormat |
hardcover
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| hasPart |
analysis of n-person games
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analysis of two-person zero-sum games → axiomatic development of utility → discussion of economic applications → treatment of cooperative games → |
| hasTheoreticalBasis |
probability theory
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set theory → utility theory → |
| influenced |
economic modeling of strategic behavior
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evolutionary game theory → microeconomic theory → modern game theory → operations research → political science → social choice theory → welfare economics → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
axiomatic approach to utility
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bargaining problems → coalition formation → cooperative games → economic behavior → expected utility → strategic interaction → utility theory → zero-sum games → |
| notableFor |
formalizing strategic decision-making in economics
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founding modern game theory → influencing postwar economic theory → introducing rigorous mathematical framework for games → |
| publicationCentury |
20th century
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| publicationYear |
1944
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| publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| timePeriodDescribed |
20th-century economics
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Referenced by (6)
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John von Neumann
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Oskar Morgenstern → |
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John von Neumann
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coauthored |
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expected utility theory
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describedIn |
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expected utility theory
("game theory")
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influenced |
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Oskar Morgenstern
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knownFor |