Avinash Kamalakar Dixit is a distinguished Indian-American economist whose work deeply explores the theory of investment and decision-making under uncertainty. His influential texts, often co-authored with esteemed colleagues, delve into the complexities of economic strategy, offering seminal insights into the real options approach to investments. Dixit's contributions significantly shape the academic landscape, equipping readers with advanced frameworks for understanding economic principles.
Building on a base of simple economic theory and elementary linear algebra and calculus, this broad treatment of static and dynamic optimization methods discusses the importance of shadow prices, and reviews functions defined by solutions of optimization problems. Recently revised and expanded, the second edition will be a valuable resource for upper level undergraduate and graduate students.
The international bestseller — don't compete without it! A major bestseller in Japan, Financial Times Top Ten book of the year, Book-of-the-Month Club bestseller, and required reading at the best business schools, Thinking Strategically is a crash course in outmaneauvering any rival. This entertaining guide builds on scores of case studies taken from business, sports, the movies, politics, and gambling. It outlines the basics of good strategy making and then shows how you can apply them in any area of your life.
The issues of microeconomics - including individuals' financial choices and firms' decisions about hiring and firing - have a large impact on the economic world, arguably as much, if not more than, macroeconomics. In this Very Short Introduction Avinash Dixit clearly explains what microeconomics is by using examples from around the world.
The authors of Thinking Strategically demonstrate how to apply the principles in game theory to achieve greater personal and professional successes, drawing on a diverse array of case studies to explain how to develop a win-oriented way of seeing the world.
"Pensar estratégicamente" explora el arte de superar al adversario mediante principios básicos de estrategia. Los autores argumentan que cualquier persona, sin importar su trasfondo, puede convertirse en un mejor estratega al comprender estos conceptos fundamentales. Traducción de Ana Varela y Alicia Valls.
Strategisches Denken ist die Kunst, einen Gegner zu überlisten, der das gleiche mit Ihnen versucht. Wir alle müssen strategisch denken, ob im Beruf oder im Privatleben. Die Spieltheorie ist die Wissenschaft vom Strategischen Denken. Mit Fallstudien aus Literatur, Film und Sport - illustrierende Beispiele anstatt theoretischer Argumentation.
Это очень удачная книга по теории игр. Она содержит много примеров, демонстрирующих, как теория игр действует каждый день, даже если мы этого не осознаем. Книга поможет лучше понять, как принимаются решения в ситуациях конкуренции или кооперации. Раз уж мы все равно принимаем участие в «игре», нам лучше знать ее правила.
