Game Changer - the game theory Podcast
1) The Power of Connection – A Game Theoretic View on Networks | with Matthew Jackson
In this episode we explore the economic and strategic foundations of networks – from personal connections in the labor market to complex webs of international trade and conflict together with our gues...Show More
2) Robbing the many to pay the one – game theory and temptation | with Carlos Alós-Ferrer
In this episode we are talking about corporate scandals, selfishness, and how game theory can help us understand when people give in to temptation. Carlos Alós-Ferrer explains how his “Big Robber” exp...Show More
3) From First Offer to Final Minute: Lessons from Unstructured Bargaining | with Emin Karagözoğlu
In this episode, we dive into the world of experimental research on unstructured bargaining, exploring how real-world negotiations unfold when stripped of rigid rules and scripts. Our guest Emin expla...Show More
4) Impact or Innocence? Game Theoretic Clues to Why We Give | with Dennie van Dolder
In this episode we explore what motivates people to give, using insights from a Dutch TV game show where a live audience decides how to split €10,000 among three contestants. We discuss how real-world...Show More
5) From Clicks to Chatbots: The Future of Online Advertising | with Dirk Bergemann
In this episode we dive deep into the economics of digital markets with Dirk Bergemann. We discuss how search platforms like Google created entirely new marketplaces around user attention and private ...Show More
6) Strange Bedfellows: The Game Theory Behind Counterintuitive Alliances | with David Pinsof
In this episode, we talk to David Pinsof about the surprising ways people form their beliefs and build alliances. Drawing on his survey with Cards Against Humanity, he shares how people often hold con...Show More
7) Man vs. model – game theoretic insights on AI in auctions | with Vitali Gretschko
In this episode we are talking to Vitali Gretschko about how generative AI can be used to simulate strategic behaviour in auctions. We explore where AI tools can support auction design, where they fal...Show More
8) Punishment or Pettiness? The Game Theory Behind Spite | with Rory Smead
In this episode, our guest Rory Smead shares insights on spite and what game theory can teach us about this puzzling behaviour. He explains why people sometimes punish others even at a cost to themsel...Show More
9) When Bonuses Backfire: Rethinking Attendance Incentives | with Timo Vogelsang
In this episode we are talking to Timo Vogelsang about why incentives aimed at reducing absenteeism can sometimes have the opposite effect. Based on a Field Experiment in a German supermarket chain, h...Show More
10) Too Sure for Our Own Good? The Hidden Cost of Overconfidence | with Philipp Strack
In this episode, we sit down with Philipp Strack to explore the hidden consequences of overconfidence. From distorted learning to discrimination and systemic bias, Philipp explains to us how overestim...Show More