Game Changer - the game theory podcast
Episodes
How to make an offer the other side cannot refuse | with Lionel Page
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we discuss with Lionel Page, professor of Economics at UTS, his recent research on starting offers in bargaining. We start with talkin...
Mechanism design explained by one of its founders | with Eric Maskin
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we chat with Nobel Prize laureate Eric Maskin about why mechanism design calls for an engineering approach and which tools are needed ...
How auctions conquered the internet | with Michael Ostrovsky
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Michael Ostrovsky walks us through the history of online advertising auctions, from their modest beginnings at Yahoo and other interne...
Cause and effect – or why the 2021 Nobel Prize is nothing less than an empirical revolution | with Paul Hünermund
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Paul Hünermund explains why the Nobel prize in Economics this year was given to the three researchers David Card, Joshua Angrist and ...
A smarter way to save the climate | with Jos Cozijnsen
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are talking to Jos Cozijnsen, carbon specialist at the Carbon Neutral Group. Jos explains how knowledge from Game Theory and Mecha...
Evolutionary game theory or 'Why you can trust a peacock' | with Kevin Zollman
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we are talking to Kevin Zollman, professor of Philosophy and Social and Decision Sciences. Kevin explains how to use game theoretic c...
Behind the Scenes of Sotheby's Auction House | with Eva Donnerhack
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we are talking to Eva Donnerhack, Director, Specialist for Modern and Impressionist Art and Head of Sales Germany at Sotheby's. Togeth...
Are All Models Wrong? | with Scott Page
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Scott Page, professor for Complexity, Social Science and Management at the University of Michigan, explains the value of models and th...
The Price of a Pill: Game Theory and the Pharmaceutical Industry | with Oliver Viehmann
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we talk to Oliver Viehmann, Principal at TWS Partners, and explore the application of game theory to pricing strategies and negotiati...
How to predict emerging market power using Game Theory | with Philipp Heller
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we talk to Philipp Heller, expert on mergers, antitrust and competition to elaborate on why game theory is relevant to merger analysis...
It's a match! How Economists improve mechanisms for kidney exchange | with Julien Combe
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Julien Combe, professor of Economics at École Polytechnique, walks us through the intricacies of finding the right matching mechanism...
From a spark to a flame: the rise of Game Theory at General Motors | with Marc Robinson
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Marc Robinson, strategy and risk management expert, takes us back to when he first applied game theory to real-life business problems ...
Rationing supply – or how good intentions can lead to a bad outcome | with Marion Ott
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In order to advance the "green revolution", the EU has set some ambitious goals to drastically increase renewable energies in their energy portfolio. ...