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New Directions for Modelling Strategic Behavior

Game-Theoretic Models of Communication, Coordination, and Cooperation in Economic Relationships

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ID14855441
AuthorsVincent P Crawford (0000-0003-0532-0305, Vincent P. Crawford is Drummond Professor of Political Economy, University of Oxford, and Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, England. He is also Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California. His email address is, corresponding author)
Year2016
Volume30
Issue4
Pages131-150
Publication date2016-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Economic Perspectives (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0895-3309 • E-ISSN: 1944-7965
PublisherAmerican Economic Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1257/jep.30.4.131
OpenAlexW2540022429
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited36

In this paper, I discuss the state of progress in applications of game theory in economics and try to identify possible future developments that are likely to yield further progress. To keep the topic manageable, I focus on a canonical economic problem that is inherently game-theoretic, that of fostering efficient coordination and cooperation in relationships, with particular attention to the role of communication. I begin with an overview of noncooperative game theory's principal model of behavior, Nash equilibrium. I next discuss the alternative “thinking” and “learning” rationales for how real-world actors might reach equilibrium decisions. I then review how Nash equilibrium has been used to model coordination, communication, and cooperation in relationships, and discuss possible developments

Cheap talk · Coordination game · Economics · Equilibrium selection · Game theory · Management science · Mathematical economics · Microeconomics · Nash equilibrium · Repeated game · Strategic interaction · Computer Science · Economic theories and models · Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies · Game Theory and Applications

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Citations per year1
Citation span2025 - 2025 (1)
Citation velocityrecent
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