Games and information; an introduction to game theory, 4th ed.(Brief article)(Book review)

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9781405136662

Games and information; an introduction to game theory, 4th ed.

Rasmusen, Eric.

Blackwell Publishing

2007

528 pages

$74.95

Hardcover

QA269

Accessible to university students in economics, business and political science as well as to mathematics majors, this edition uses simple modeling techniques along with non-specialist language, exercises and classroom games. Rasmusen (business economics and public policy, Indiana U. at Bloomington) has updated all his chapters and added new interactive exercises and a web site to cover game ...

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