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Question about Game Theory course at Univeristy of tilburg
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Economics
Graduate
09/16/2007

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What is game theory?
Definition
Mathematical framework for modeling and analyzing conflict situations that involve economic agents with possibly diverging interests.
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What is the focus of non-cooperative game theory?
Definition
Individual strategic and competitive utility maximizing behavior of economic agents (players).
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What is strategic analysis?
Definition
Considering situations from the viewpoint of other players to reach on adequate private choice of action.
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Why is strategic analysis needed in game theory?
Definition
Because the utility of a certain agent in interactive situations will also be dependent on actions of other players.
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What is the main focus of cooperative game theory?
Definition
Analysing the negoation process within a group of players in establishing a contract on a joint plan of activities, including an allocation of the correspondingly generated revenues.
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What is a transferable utility game?
Definition
A game where players can transfer utility (cash) between each other without any costs. The units if this utility are valued equally by all others.
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What is N?
Definition
It is a finite set of players. A set of 3 players is written as:

N = {1, 2 ,3}
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What does 2^N denote?
Definition
It denotes the collection of all subsets of N.
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How are the elements of 2^N called?
Definition
Coalitions
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What is the formal notation of a TU-game?
Definition
(N,v) where
v : 2^N -> IR with v(0) = 0
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What is a subset?
Definition
Set A is a subset of set B if it is contained inside B. This relationship is called inclusion or containment. [image]
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How is function v called and what does it denote?
Definition
Characteristic function. For S is a subset of N, v(S) is called the worth or value of the coalition S.
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How to write formally that N is divided into two disjoint groups L and R?
Definition
N = L union R, L intersection R = 0
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Assume two disjoint groups. Members of group 1 have one left hand glove and members of groups 2 have 1 right hand glove. A single glove is worth nothing, but a pair is worth 10 euros. Describe this situation formally.
Definition
v(S) = 10 euros * min{|L intersection N|, |R intersection N|}

for all S element of 2^N
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