I'm a microeconomist by training and use the economic theory of games throughout most of my research program. Game theory is used as a tool for economic analysis whenever two or more players (people, ...

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Human behavior drives the evolution of biological organisms in ways that can profoundly adversely impact human welfare. Understanding people's incentives when they do so is essential to identify ...

Chess and poker players have been studying these games for centuries, and finding new and exciting ways to improve on them.

In a recent artificial intelligence (AI) machine learning breakthrough in game theory, researchers solve a persistent problem with real-world applicability—for the better. At last month’s 34th ...