I first learned my craft on Wall Street in the 1980s, a very different era, characterized by the bravado of Gordon Gekko’s “Greed is Good” speech. During that period, I was taught that all ...

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Explore how backward induction helps solve game theory problems by working from the end backward to determine optimal actions ...

Nash equilibrium helps predict other investors' moves; no net gain by altering your long-term strategy. A dominant strategy excels regardless of others' actions, aiding investment decisions. Using ...

This question originally appeared on Quora. Answer by Balaji Viswanathan, currently working on From Tryst to Tendulkar: The History of Independent India: Game theory is a study of strategies involved ...

This week “The Economist explains” is given over to economics. For each of six days until Saturday this blog will publish a short explainer on a seminal idea. ECONOMISTS can usually explain the past ...