On Coordination in Non-Cooperative Game Theory: Explaining How and Why an Equilibrium Occurs and Prevails...

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Lauren Larrouy

On Coordination in Non-Cooperative Game Theory

Explaining How and Why an Equilibrium Occurs and Prevails

Lauren Larrouy

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English

Springer International Publishing AG
18 August 2023

Philosophy of mind; Economic theory & philosophy; Game theory

Series: Springer Studies in the History of Economic Thought

By offering a critical assessment of the evolution of standard game theory, this book argues for a shift in the ontology and methodology of game theory for appraising games, one based on understanding the players’ strategic reasoning process.

Analyzing the history of economic thought, the book highlights the methodological issues faced by standard game theory in its treatment of strategic reasoning and the consequence it has on the status of players’ beliefs. It also highlights how the two original contributions of T. C. Schelling and M. Bacharach can be applied to these issues. Furthermore, the book assesses the intersubjective dimension in games by applying the cognitive sciences and by integrating simulation theory into game theory.

Consequently, this book offers an interdisciplinary approach for reassessing the nature of the intersubjectivity involved in strategic reasoning. It shows that the analysis of games should involve the study and identification of the reasoning process that leads the players to a specific outcome, i.e., to a specific solution. A game should not be understood (as is done in standard game theory) as a mathematical representation of an individual choice at equilibrium. This requires investigating the players’ capacity for coordination. Understanding the process of coordination allows us to understand strategic reasoning and ultimately to provide new answers to the indeterminacy problem, one of the central hurdles in game theory, and one that underscores its normative difficulties.

By: Lauren Larrouy
Imprint: Springer International Publishing AG
Country of Publication: Switzerland
Edition: 2023 ed.
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm,
Weight: 705g
ISBN: 9783031361708
ISBN 10: 3031361709
Series: Springer Studies in the History of Economic Thought
Pages: 340
Publication Date: 18 August 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. A critical assessment of the evolution of standard game theory.- Chapter 3. Schelling’s reorientation of game theory: toward a theory of interdependent decisions.- Chapter 4. Bacharach: How the Variable Frame and Team Reasoning Theories challenge standard noncooperative game theory.- Chapter 5. A new frame for intersubjectivity in game theory: the insights of the Theories of Mind and Simulation.- Chapter 6. On the use of mindreading and mindshaping in game theory: incorporation of players’ mental states and endogenization of players’ beliefs.- Chapter 7. General Conclusion.- Chapter 8. Appendix.

After completing a Ph.D. fellowship at the Université Côte d'Azur (France) and working under the supervision of Pr Richard Arena, Lauren Larrouy became a temporary research assistant at the Institut d'Etude Politiques in Toulouse. After a maternity leave, she continues her work on the history of economic thought and philosophy, combining her practical knowledge of agricultural actors and institutions with an academic knowledge in agricultural economics.