Game theory and economics in the news
May 21, 2005 | The Indian Express, Bombay, Football's zero-sum game
From the "reportes pointing out the painfully obvious" department, this reporter notes that the final match of the FA Cup is a "zero-sum game." (by Jayaditya Gupta)
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May 16, 2005 | The Journal News, NY, Lucas' dark finale feels forced
Star Wars movie review and political commentary notes the fallen hero "Anakin morphs into a zero-sum tyrant ... almost the mirror image of George W. Bush." (by Kevin Canfield)
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October 18, 2004 | Yale Global Online, US Presidential campaigns and the world
Argues that outsourcing and globalization are not zero sum games as the presidential campaign may make some believe.
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October 17, 2004 | New York Newsday, States up for grabs dwindling
Allocation of resources across states by presidential candidates is a zero sum game.
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March 1, 2004 | Wisden Asia Cricket, The humanising factor
Discusses the international importance of India-Pakistan cricket matches and notes that sport and war are often zero-sum games.
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October 28, 2003 | Australian IT, Christmas comes early for Corbett
Argues that the market incorrectly views retailing as a zero sum game, punishing one chain for successes by another.
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October 27, 2003 | FrontPage Magazine, Illegal immigrants reshape the political landscape
The distribution of Congressional suits proportional to population makes it a zero sum game, leading to battles over counting illegals.
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September 11, 2003 | New York Times, Two years later, a thousand years ago
A simplistic characterization of globalization and interdependence as making the world "more nonzero-sum," tying American prosperity to that of other nations.
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June 8, 2003 | New York Times, Hollywood Defections Leave Agency Low on Tinsel
Lack of new talent means Hollywood talent agencies playing zero sum game, fighting over fixed resources.
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May 15, 2003 | Slate, Both sides now
A game theoretic analysis of the Middle East conflict, considering irrationality and whether the game is or is not zero-sum
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February 17, 2003 | Slate, Fortune 500, meet Daytona 500: What NASCAR can teach us about business
Race cars drafting resemble a stag hunt game; racers balance cooperation and aggression.
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October 22, 2002 | Daily Trojan (USC), Exorcising the ghosts of American foreign policy
Argues Kissinger's foreign policy based on zero-sum game theory.
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October 20, 2002 | Gambling Magazine, Game and probability theories may suggest different strategies
Applies minimax solution concepts to zero-sum casino games.
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March 18, 2002 | InformationWeek, Playing The Nonzero-Sum Game March
Globalization has transformed relationships into non-zero sum games
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December 21, 2001 | Buzzle.com, Notes on the economics of game theory
Provides extensive introduction to game theory and argues that Eastern Europeans view business culture as a zero-sum game.
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October 4, 2000 | Business World, The unbearable lightness of ad revenue
Electronic commerce: constant-sum games in online advertising
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July 12, 2000 | Beyond 2000.com, Putting the pawn into rocket science
Application of zero-sum pursuit-evasion games to missile defense.
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July 12, 2000 | Science a GoGo, The game of missile interception
Application of zero-sum pursuit-evasion games to missile defense
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February 7, 2000 | First Monday, Social Science at 190 MPH on NASCAR's biggest speedways
Race cars drafting (tailgating) go faster together resembles a stag hunt game
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