La teoría de los juegos significa pensar estratégicamente de un modo riguroso. Es el arte de prever los siguientes movimientos de nuestro adversario, saber perfectamente que nuestro rival está tratando de hacer lo mismo que nosotros....
Pensar estratégicamente es el arte de ganarle la mano al adversario sabiendo que éste está intentando ganarnos la mano a nosotros. Es un arte de aplicación diaria, fundamentado en unos cuantos principios básicos que cons...
The Making of Economic Policy begins by observing that most countries' trade policies are so blatantly contrary to all the prescriptions of the economist that there is no way to understand this discrepancy except by delving into the politics. The same...
Game theory means rigorous strategic thinking. It's the art of anticipating your opponent's next moves, knowing full well that your rival is trying to do the same thing to you. Though parts of game theory involve simple common sense, much is counterintuit...
How can property rights be protected and contracts be enforced in countries where the rule of law is ineffective or absent? How can firms from advanced market economies do business in such circumstances? In Lawlessness and Economics , Avinash Dixit examin...
This book aims to widen the understanding of stochastic dynamic choice and equilibrium models. It offers a simplified and heuristic exposition of the theory of Brownian motion and its control or regulation, rendering such methods more accessible to econom...
This book aims to bridge the gap between elementary and advanced textbooks on growth theory, and to highlight and clarify the framework of intertemporal equilibrium that underlies much of growth theory.
How should firms decide whether and when to invest in new capital equipment, additions to their workforce, or the development of new products? Why have traditional economic models of investment failed to explain the behavior of investment spending in the...
A major bestseller in Japan, Financial Times Top Ten book of the year, Book-of-the-Month Club bestseller, and required reading at the best business schools, Thinking Strategically is a crash course in outmaneuvering any rival. This entertaining guide buil...
Building on a base of simple economic theory and elementary linear algebra and calculus, this broad treatment of static and dynamic optimization methods discusses the importance of shadow prices, and reviews functions defined by solutions of optimization...