John Charles Harsanyi
Working Paper No. 06-W07
John A. Weymark
ABSTRACT [article]
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