The theory of repeated games is able to account for phenome… - Robert Aumann

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The theory of repeated games is able to account for phenomena such as altruism, cooperation, trust, loyalty, revenge, threats (self-destructive or otherwise) – phenomena that may at ﬁrst seem irrational – in terms of the “selﬁsh” utility-maximizing paradigm of game theory and neoclassical economics.

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Robert Aumann (born 1930, in Frankfurt,Germany) is an Israeli mathematician, Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, who won the 2005 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences.

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Native Name: ישראל אומן

Alternative Names: R. Aumann • Robert John Aumann • Robert J Aumann • Yisrael Aumann • R.J. Aumann

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