Where are the mathematics in economic decision making?
Can we calculate economical decisions?
What have chess or matching pennies with corporate group of drinks in common?

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Further Reading:

Books:

- Gibbons, R. (1992), Game Theory for Applied Economists, Princeton University Press, Princeton, USA. (for basic as well as applied use)

- Shubik, M. (1964), Game Theory and Related Approaches to Social Behavior, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York.(a very early and critical survey of game theory with little mathematical formalism)

- Sieg, G. (2000), Spieltheorie R. Oldenbourg Verlag München.(a new illustration especially for economist; extensions to the theory)

- van Neumann, J. and Morgenstern, O. (1944), Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, Princeton University Press, Princeton USA.(the classic by the creators of game theory)

WWW:

- http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/eco/game/game.html (an easily understandable, rather short presentation of game theory basics)

- http://www.cl-ki.uni-osnabrueck.de/-nntthele/ipd/spieltheorie.html (simple introduction into the basics)

- http://www.princeton.edu/-ariel/99/gt100.html (many interactive games)

- http://www.gametheory.net/html/popular.html (more recommendations for game theory material including books and movies)

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