Modeling Bounded Rationality

Author/creator Rubinstein, Ariel Author
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge : MIT Press
Description214 p. ill 23.400 x 015.800 cm.
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SeriesZeuthen Lecture Book Ser.
Summary Annotation The notion of bounded rationality was initiated in the 1950s by Herbert Simon; only recently has it influenced mainstream economics. In this book, Ariel Rubinstein defines models of bounded rationality as those in which elements of the process of choice are explicitly embedded. The book focuses on the challenges of modeling bounded rationality, rather than on substantial economic implications.In the first part of the book, the author considers the modeling of choice. After discussing some psychological findings, he proceeds to the modeling of procedural rationality, knowledge, memory, the choice of what to know, and group decisions.In the second part, he discusses the fundamental difficulties of modeling bounded rationality in games. He begins with the modeling of a game with procedural rational players and then surveys repeated games with complexity considerations. He ends with a discussion of computability constraints in games. The final chapter includes a critique by Herbert Simon of the author's methodology and the author's response.
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LCCN 97040481
ISBN9780262181877
ISBN0262181878 (Trade Cloth) Out of Print
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