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Repeat Game Conversion StrategyIn-depth
Convert one-shot deals into repeat games to align incentives and eliminate cheating
Long-Term Games with Long-Term PeopleIn-depth
Compound trust and returns by committing to iterated relationships where cooperation wins.
Wealth as a Learnable GameIn-depth
Treat wealth-building as a game with discoverable rules, not a lottery
The Collective Action BackstopIn-depth
Use a dormant statutory power to break industry coordination failures without exercising it
Costly Signalling Theory for Trust
Build trust through expensive, hard-to-fake signals that demonstrate genuine commitment
The Game Selection Strategy
The most important strategic decision is which game to play, not how to play better
Introducing Uncertainty to Game Theory
Uncertainty in game theory
Winner's Curse Framework
Avoid overbidding
Drone and Queen Framework
Sacrificing for success
Pascal's Wager Framework
Bet on the afterlife
Signaling and Countersignaling
Strategic communication in competitive markets
Targeting Transfers through Restrictions on Recipients
Optimizing resource allocation
Countersignaling Framework
Concealing information through actions
Auction Design Framework
Designing effective auctions
Incentive to Cheat Framework
Recognizing incentives to cheat
Strategic Move Framework
Making a Commitment More Believable
Excess Capacity Framework
Credible Threats
Solomon's Game
Truth Revelation
King Solomon's Dilemma Redux
Strategic information elicitation
A Burqa for Prices
Hidden prices and competition
Winning Without Knowing How
Finding a winning strategy
But One Life to Lay Down for Your Country
Motivating soldiers
The Risk of Winning Framework
A strategy for managing risk in a Vickrey auction
The Safer Duel Framework
A strategy for reducing the risk of harm in a duel
Backward Reasoning Framework
Think ahead to make better decisions
Shark Repellent Framework
Prevent hostile takeovers
Look Forward and Reason Backward Framework
Anticipate the actions of others
Two Envelope Problem Framework
Evaluate from the other side's perspective
Incentive Scheme Design
Motivate high-quality effort
Efficiency Wages
Paying above the market rate to motivate effort
Nonlinear Incentive Schemes
Using nonlinear incentives to motivate effort
Incentive Contract Framework
Designing contracts to motivate effort
Incentive Distortion Framework
Distorting priorities to influence others
Approval Voting Framework
Allow voters to express true preferences
Center of Gravity Framework
Find stability in voter preferences
Condorcet Voting System
Majority Rule
Condorcet Rules
A solution to the problem of voting in primaries or general elections
Pivotal Voter Framework
Vote strategically when it matters
Rubinstein Bargaining
Bargaining with patience
Brinkmanship and Strikes
Use brinkmanship to gain an advantage
Influencing BATNAs
Influence BATNAs to gain an advantage
Measuring the Pie
Measure the pie correctly
Handicap System in Negotiations
Negotiate with handicaps
Looking Ahead and Reasoning Backward Framework
A framework for strategic decision-making
Tacit Cooperation Framework
Cooperating without explicit agreement
Dutch Auction Framework
Bid in reverse
Sealed-Bid Auction Framework
Bid as if you've won
Bidding as if You've Won Framework
Assuming the outcome
Sniping Framework
Last-minute bidding strategy
Buyer's Premium Framework
Who pays the premium?