John Charles Harsanyi

Working Paper No. 06-W07

John A. Weymark



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Abstract: This article provides an overview of the main events in the life of John Harsanyi and a summary of his research on decision-theoretic foundations for utilitarianism, cooperative bargaining theory, games of incomplete information, and equilibrium selection in noncooperative games.

Keywords and Phrases: John Harsanyi, utilitarianism, bargaining theory, games of incomplete information, equilibrium selection

JEL Classification Numbers: B31

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