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Game Theory and International Environmental Cooperation
Edward Elgar Publishing 2001; US$ 40.00?Finus develops the important insights of game theory for understanding international environmental problems in a rigorous yet accessible manner. The book is extremely comprehensive, and will take readers should they choose to a high level of sophistication. However, Finus also places great emphasis on pointing out the intuition behind results, and... more...
Game Theory and Economic Modelling
Clarendon Press 1990; US$ 34.99This book offers an introduction to game theory, for academics and undergraduates interested in economic theory, but with no prior knowledge of game theory. It is written in non-technical language and concepts are developed as the book progresses. Game theory is currently a very popular tool of analysis, and this book looks at reasons why this is so.... more...
Competition
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2008; US$ 15.99The Mathematical Theory of Games Sheds Light On A Wide Range of Competitive Activities What do chess-playing computer programs, biological evolution, competitive sports, gambling, alternative voting systems, public auctions, corporate globalization, and class warfare have in common? All are manifestations of a new paradigm in scientific thinking,... more...
Multifractal Financial Markets
Springer 2012; US$ 39.99"Multifractal Financial Markets" explores appropriate models for estimating risk and profiting from market swings, allowing readers to develop enhanced portfolio management skills and strategies. Fractals in finance allow us to understand market instability and persistence. When applied to financial markets, these models produce the requisite... more...
A Beautiful Mind
Faber and Faber 2012; US$ 14.57At the age of thirty-one, John Nash, mathematical genius, suffered a devastating breakdown and was diagnosed with schizophrenia. Yet after decades of leading a ghost-like existence, he was to re-emerge to win a Nobel Prize and world acclaim. The inspiration for a major motion picture directed by Ron Howard, Sylvia Nasar's award-winning biography is... more...
Versicherungsmathematik
Springer 2006; US$ 29.95Gegenstand der Versicherungsmathematik sind Modelle und Methoden zur Quantifizierung von Risiken in der Versicherungswirtschaft. Die Versicherungsmathematik ist damit ein Teilgebiet der Stochastik mit einer anwendungsspezifischen Ausprägung. Den Schwerpunkt dieses Buches bildet die Mathematik der Schadenversicherung. Aufbauend auf dem individuellen... more...
Superior Beings
Springer 2007; US$ 31.99This book examines theology and the idea of a superior being in the context of game theory. The central question posed in this book is: If there existed a superior being who possessed the supernatural qualities of omniscience, omnipotence, immortality, and incomprehensibility, how would he/she act differently from us? The mathematical theory of games... more...
The Predictioneer's Game
Random House Publishing Group 2009; US$ 16.00Bruce Bueno de Mesquita is a master of game theory, which is a fancy label for a simple idea: People compete, and they always do what they think is in their own best interest. Bueno de Mesquita uses game theory and its insights into human behavior to predict and even engineer political, financial, and personal events. His forecasts, which have been... more...
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Game Theory
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 18.95Gain some insight into the game of life... Game Theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It is based on the idea that everyone acts competitively and in his own best interest. With the help of mathematical models, it is possible to anticipate the actions of others in nearly all life's enterprises. This book includes down-to- earth examples... more...
Compliance Quantified
Cambridge University Press 1996; US$ 45.00The game theory and statistics used in modelling compliance with international agreements. more...









