Game theory decodes the art of strategy, analyzing how people, firms, or nations make decisions when their choices depend on others’ actions. It’s a fascinating lens that blends math, psychology, and economics to predict outcomes in competition, cooperation, and conflict.
Check out the Nobel Laureates in game theory featured on this page to find out more about their groundbreaking ideas and personal stories. Honored by UBS, these trailblazers have revolutionized how we model strategic interactions, from markets to negotiations—dive into their legacies below.
List of nobel laureates in game theory
Recommended reading about game theory
- Nash equilibrium: How it works in macroeconomics
- Why dominant strategies matter in macroeconomic decision-making
- Understanding the trust game strategy in macroeconomics
- Rock, paper, scissors in macroeconomics
- The role of cooperative game theory in macroeconomics
- Zero-sum vs non-zero-sum: what it means in macroeconomics
- How the payoff matrix shapes macroeconomic decisions
- 5 types of games in game theory
- How the Prisoner’s Dilemma shapes policy & markets
- Understanding non‐cooperative game theory in macroeconomics
- Game theory in economics: definition, real-life examples, and more