Discover the legacy of John Nash, the Nobel Prize-winning mathematician behind the Nash Equilibrium and a key figure in game theory and mathematical innovation.

Adam Hayes, Ph.D., CFA, is a financial writer with 15+ years Wall Street experience as a derivatives trader. Besides his extensive derivative trading expertise, Adam is an expert in economics and ...

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 ...

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, ...

So you’re standing at the edge of a cliff, chained by the ankle to someone else. You’ll be released, and one of you will get a large prize, as soon as the other gives in. How do you persuade the other ...

An American and an American Israeli were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday for fostering the understanding of conflict and cooperation -- in matters such as nuclear arms ...

Two U.S. game theory specialists were awarded the Nobel prize in economic sciences for their groundbreaking research. Paul R Milgrom and Robert B Wilson won the award for their designs of mathematical ...

Three American researchers were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics Monday, honoring their developments in using game theory to examine financial market activity. One of the winners, Roger B. Myerson ...