Game Theory > Business

10 Tips for Traveling Safely with Valuables

Why Patience Pays Off in Negotiations

How to Use Lies for Good, or Why Honesty Isn’t the Best Policy

Voting Power in Israeli Judge Selection and the Shapley-Shubik Index

Why You Might Want to Burn Bridges

How to Deal with Bad Service—Be Reasonably Unreasonable

The Dice Brain Teaser: A Technical Interview Question that Can Help You Solve Problems Better

Three Ways to Protect Your Email Privacy Using Low-Tech Encryption (Caesar Cipher, Vigenère Cipher, Three-Pass Protocol)

Why eBay and Craigslist are Similar in Theory: the Revenue Equivalence Theorem

The Leaders Dilemma: How to Generate Cooperation at Home or Work

The Hat Puzzle (A Consulting or Engineering Interview Brain Teaser)

Hotelling’s Game, or Why Gas Stations Have Competitors Nearby

The Game Theory of the Bar Scene Problem From “A Beautiful Mind.” Should I Buy New or Used?

Markets Aren’t Perfectly Competitive: The Game Theory of Why a Smoking Ban Might Make Sense

Use Randomization to Cut Costs in Security and Enforcement–It Worked for American Airlines

Make Money By Assuming the Best (Rationality) but Allowing for the Worst (Irrationality)

Dealing With an Auto Mechanic and the Principal-Agent Problem

The Ultimatum Game and The Hollywood Writer’s Strike

Separating Equilibrium: Why Expensive Gifts Aren’t Always Proportionally Better

The Tragedy of the Commons: Working During Holidays and Why Thanksgiving Almost Didn’t Happen

The Strategy of Surprise: Will the Fed Cut the Rate Next Week?

Outcome Obsession: The Problem of Mechanism Design, as Demonstrated in Baseball

Rapid Inventory Turnover: How Clothing Sales Are Going Away. The Problem of Using Money Tips

How Can You Use Mechanism Design to Improve Your Finances? It’s as Easy as Splitting a Coke

How Can You Stop Free Riders and Games of Chicken? Try Changing the Game

Multiple Equilibria in Coordination Games: Getting to Better Outcomes

The Strategy of Limiting Options: Why Less Can Be More

Why Price Matching Guarantees May Not Help Consumers–The Bertrand Model

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