Game Changer - the game theory podcast
In Game Changer, the podcast by TWS Partners, we want to share our enthusiasm and passion for game theory and its applications. We invite guests from business and academia to discuss how they use the power of game theory in their profession to make a difference – and to learn some fun anecdotes, useful facts and valuable insights along the way. Join us on this journey, and find out that game theory is much more than a topic for ivory tower discussions.
- Website
- http://tws-gamechanger.libsyn.com/website
- Description
- In Game Changer, the podcast by TWS Partners, we want to share our enthusiasm and passion for game theory and its applications. We invite guests from business and academia to discuss how they use the power of game theory in their profession to make a difference – and to learn some fun anecdotes, useful facts and valuable insights along the way. Join us on this journey, and find out that game theory is much more than a topic for ivory tower discussions.
- Language
- 🇬🇧 English
- last modified
- 2024-04-19 07:21
- last episode published
- 2024-04-08 17:00
- publication frequency
- 15.21 days
- Contributors
- TWS Partners
- Author
- TWS Partners
- Owner
- marina.bott@tws-partners.com (marina.bott@tws-partners.com)
- Managing editor
- Explicit
- false
- Number of Episodes
- 86
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Social Sciences Business Science & Medicine
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-04-08 |
To click or not to click: can we trust sponsored search results? | with Maarten Janssen In this episode, our guest Maarten Janssen helps us to explore the field of consumer (online) search. We discuss why economists are particularly interested in this topic and explore the reliability and dynamics of sponsored search results, uncovering t... |
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| 2024-03-25 |
Discouraging consumption of sin goods – taxes versus nudges | with Dmitry Taubinsky In this episode, we explore with Dmitry Taubinsky economic approaches on regulating sin goods such as alcohol or sugary beverages. We discuss the classical approach of taxation and Dmitry compares the approach to nudging approaches. Our discussion lead... |
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| 2024-03-11 |
Hidden Games: Exploring the rationality of irrational choices | with Moshe Hoffman In this episode, we explore the often misunderstood relationship between game theory and human behaviour. Our guest Moshe Hoffman challenges the conventional belief that game theory only applies to rational actors. As Moshe explains in his book “Hidden... |
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| 2024-02-26 |
Avoid sending mixed signals! – signaling in negotiations and beyond | with Uri Gneezy In this episode we are talking to Uri Gneezy about his latest book publication “Mixed Signals – How Incentives Really Work”. He explains to us what mixed signals are and makes us aware that we encounter them far more frequently than one would expect. W... |
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| 2024-02-12 |
The Economist's Brain: Tracing Choices with Neuroeconomic Insights | with Juan D. Carrillo In this episode, we explore together with our guest Juan D. Carrillo the confluence of economics and neuroscience in understanding human decision-making processes. We delve into how the combination of these two disciplines can illuminate the biological... |
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| 2024-01-29 | In this episode, we discuss with Canice Prendergast how market design mechanisms can be applied in social services. Canice shares how he collaborated with Feeding America on optimally allocating about 300 million pounds of food per year to hundreds of ... |
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| 2024-01-15 |
Does opaque AI lead to a catastrophe? – a Game Theorist’s view | with Jeffrey Ely In this episode, we discuss with Jeff Ely a topic that has gotten significant public attention last year with the introduction of Chat GPT and similar programmes: The role of AI. Jeff shares his research with Balazs Szentes on a natural selection model... |
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| 2024-01-01 |
Split or Steal? Experiments on lies and self-deception | with Marta Serra-Garcia In this episode, we explore with Marta Serra-Garcia the paradoxes of human behavior in the realms of self-deception and lie detection. Marta's research, rooted in behavioral and experimental economics, questions why lying persists in a society that val... |
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| 2023-12-18 |
Union negotiators are Game Theorists – 2023 UAW strike and its outcomes | with Marc Robinson In this episode, our guest Alain Cohn helps us to understand the complex relationship between wealth and perceptions of fairness in society. We explore his innovative research methodology, which move beyond traditional surveys to more accurately refle... |
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| 2023-12-04 |
Union negotiators are Game Theorists – 2023 UAW strike and its outcomes | with Marc Robinson In this episode, our guest Marc Robinson, strategy and risk management expert, shares details on the recent UAW strikes and negotiations. With his rich background in the automotive industry and his experience as an economist at General Motors in the pa... |
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