Game Theory and Economic Applications

This book deals with various strands of decision and game
theory, and their applications to a variety of economic
problems. It brings together the         contributions of a wide
spectrum of discipline ranging from statistics         and
mathematics to mathematical economics, industrial
organisation and   operations research. The papers included
represent original contributions orstate-of-the-art surveys
by internationally renowned scholars in their         respective
areas and have been refereed according to the standards               of
high quality journals. The first four sections comprise
Decision      Theory, Stochastic Games, Cooperative and
Noncooperative Games, and will      appeal to game theorists,
statisticians and operations researchers. The      fifth section
includes applictions to economic problems such as                  bilateral
bargaining, learning behaviour in oligopolies,                              financial
markets with asymmetric information, information                           trading,
technology transfer, multisectoral growth and                                 collective
choice. These will appeal to economists in developed                  and
developing countries alike, as well as to specialist in
business      disciplines.