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Ask HN: Have you ever used Game Theory in a real-life problem/project?

9 pointsby bhnmmhmdover 7 years ago
Game theory is interesting, but I'm wondering whether it can really be used in real-life projects?

3 comments

danieltillettover 7 years ago
The reason why you are having a problem finding practical uses of game theory is for some strange reason economists have decided to call the whole field Mechanism Design [0]. Once you know the right term to use you will find lots of examples.<p>0. <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mechanism_design" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Mechanism_design</a>
JPLeRouzicover 7 years ago
Some smart people are using game theory to mitigate cancer acquired resistance to drugs:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cunninghamjj&#x2F;Applying-evolutionary-principles-to-optimize-control-of-mcrpc" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;cunninghamjj&#x2F;Applying-evolutionary-princi...</a>
png_heroover 7 years ago
Comes up all the time in business decision making.<p>Adverse Selection<p>Principal&#x2F;Agent<p>Pareto<p>BATNA