The Afghan military’s collapse was the collective result of individual soldiers making rational decisions based on what they expected their comrades to do.
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A game theory expert explains why a witness to a troubling situation who is in a group may feel a lesser sense of personal responsibility than a single individual.
Using a simulation, we found scenarios where AI regulations could be most effective.
Our relationship with Facebook, Google and news is a classic case of the prisoner’s dilemma. Cooperation may be the only way to get the best outcome.
In a series of experiments, Australian researchers showed how machines can find vulnerabilities in human decision-making and exploit them to influence our behaviour.
Auctions theory first revolutionised the sale of the mobile phone spectrum; now it is doing the same for the carbon market.
The toll of the pandemic has been worsened because of the shock to the global supply chain, which resulted in shortages of vital medical equipment. Could game theory help?
Competition in the marketplace for ideas is different to competition in the market for ordinary goods and services. Bad ideas don’t necessarily get trashed.
They’ll make you laugh, cry or just help you zone out.
There are claims our social-distancing measures are too extreme. Good economists disagree.
Psychological research suggests several ways in which socially-responsible behaviour might be encouraged.
Brexit will cause many uncertainties about what will happen next, especially from an economic point of view. Because of that Indonesia should seize every opportunity to increase its trade with the UK.
The fear of others panic buying toilet paper drives panic buying. This is not people acting irrationally. It is a case of ‘coordination failure’.
How transparency and the legal system could restore trust.
Is this all part of Boris Johnson’s master plan to negotiate a better Brexit deal with the EU?
The EU is loathe to let treaties fail, given the sunk costs of negotiating them, but it may walk away if Johnson doesn’t change his tune.
Where do the cooperative skills that hold together human societies come from and why don’t our selfish instincts overwhelm them? Evolutionary game theory suggests that empathy is a crucial contributor.
For the few cases that go awry, the main problems are pre-existing medical conditions and escape attempts.
Corbyn says he won’t talk to the prime minister until she takes no-deal Brexit off the table. But will his gamble deliver the election he wants?
We asked experts on ethics, constitutional law and European political history to analyze Trump’s Oval Office address. Here’s what they heard in his speech about ‘crisis’ at the US-Mexico border.
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Scientia Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Research Lead and Fellow, National Institute of Economic and Social Research
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Eugene M. Isenberg Chair in Integrative Studies, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Mathematical Sciences, University of Technology Sydney
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Reader in Theory of Probability, University of Sussex
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Chief Strategy Officer for Warwick in London and Co-Director of the Warwick Policy Lab, University of Warwick
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Professor of Economics, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Journalism, University of Wollongong
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Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Professor of Applied Mathematics, University of Sussex
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The Kids Research Institute Australia
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Professor of Information Systems and Services, University of Sydney
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Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney