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
- 2024-10-07 20:20
- last episode published
- 2024-07-15 17:00
- publication frequency
- 15.12 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
- 93
- Rss-Feeds
- Detail page
- Categories
- Social Sciences Business Science & Medicine
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Episodes
| Date | Title & Description | Contributors |
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| 2024-07-15 |
Are you among the top performing managers? – Overconfidence and its causes | with Collin Raymond In this episode, we discuss overconfidence and its underlying psychological mechanisms. Our guest Collin Raymond shares his research (joint work with David Huffman and Julia Shvets) based on a field study he conducted with managers in the context of t... |
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| 2024-07-01 |
Avoiding Value Drain in Dealmaking – Game Theoretic Strategies | with Paul Papayoanou In this episode, we delve into the common pitfalls that negotiators face which lead to value drain in dealmaking. Our guest Paul Papayoanou identifies four types of value-destructive behaviors and shares insights on avoiding these traps. He also outlin... |
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| 2024-06-17 |
Playing the Gene Game: On Genomics, Insurance, and Game Theory | with Eduardo Azevedo In this episode, we discuss with Eduardo Azevedo his research on adverse selection in insurance markets. Eduardo gives details on recent developments in genomic advances, also in light of the significant price decrease for obtaining the individual geno... |
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| 2024-06-03 |
Explaining Loss Aversion using Game Theoretic models | with Greg Kubitz In this episode, we discuss with Greg Kubitz his research on loss aversion. Greg shares his research in which he targets to explain loss aversion using Game Theoretic approaches. He combines approaches such as the principal agent model to be able to lo... |
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| 2024-05-20 | In this episode, we engage with Yan Chen to unravel the underlying mechanisms of group identity and group discrimination. Yan discusses her research on ingroup favoritism. We learn how ingroup favoritism can occur even in assigned, artificial groups, a... |
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| 2024-05-06 |
Game Theory Goes to School: Strategic Decisions in Young Minds | with Isabelle Brocas In this episode, we explore the fascinating intersection of developmental psychology and economic theory through the lens of children's strategic decision-making abilities: Our discussion focuses on how the evolving capacities of children's brains infl... |
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| 2024-04-22 |
Playing for a Better Society: Game Theory and Civic Responsibility | with Tore Ellingsen In this episode, we delve into the complex world of fostering civic responsibility. Our guest Tore Ellingsen explains how the interplay of regulation, personal sacrifice, and culture can build socially responsible societies or organisations. The conver... |
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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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