Chapter 17: Further Readings and References

I hope that after reading Game Theory at Work you are motivated to learn more about game theory and economics. I have not been paid, unfortunately, for recommending any of the following books.

Further Readings in Game Theory

Games of Strategy by Avinash K. Dixit and Susan Skeath is an excellent undergraduate textbook. The book requires no knowledge of economics but does require some understanding of calculus. It would make an excellent second book for a reader who has completed Game Theory at Work and wants to undertake a rigorous study of game theory.

Co-opetition by Adam M. Brandenburger and Barry J. Nalebuff is a nontechnical business book on how to negotiate, cooperate, and compete.

Thinking Strategically by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff is a nontechnical game theory book for a general audience, although it is less focused on business.

Games, Strategies, and Managers by John McMillan provides a very nontechnical introduction to game theory.

The Evolution of Cooperation by Robert Axelrod is a nontechnical explanation of cooperation in repeated prisoners’ dilemma games.

Prisoner’s Dilemma by William Poundstone is a nontechnical book devoted to the history, philosophy, and application of prisoner’s dilemma.

A Beautiful Mind by Sylvia Nasar is a biography of John Nash.

Game Theory for Applied Economists by Robert Gibbons is a more advanced game theory book than Games of Strategy. As the title implies, it assumes that the reader has some knowledge of economics.

Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory by Joel Watson is an advanced game theory textbook for undergraduates that incorporates contract theory.

http://www.gametheory.net is an excellent web resource for game theory.