Thomas S. Schelling: Game Theory and Indirect Communication

Serie

  • MPRA Paper

Resumen

  • In their recent work Thomas S. Schelling (2007, 2010), reiterating original arguments about game theory and its applications to social sciences. In particular, game theory helps to explore situations in which agents make decisions interdependent (strategic communication). Schelling's originality is to extend economic theory to social sciences. When a player can anticipate the options and influence the decisions of others. The strategy, indirect communication plays a crucial role. To illustrate, we investigate how to perform the payoff matrix in cases of bribery and threat.

fecha de publicación

  • 2010

Líneas de investigación

  • Bribes
  • Game Theory
  • Schelling
  • Social Science
  • Strategic Communications
  • Threats

Issue

  • 34988