Podcast "Game Changer - the game theory podcast"

In Game Changer, the podcast by TWS Partners, we want to share our enthusiasm and passion for game theory and its applications. We invite guests from business and academia to discuss how they use the power of game theory in their profession to make a difference – and to learn some fun anecdotes, useful facts and valuable insights along the way. Join us on this journey, and find out that game theory is much more than a topic for ivory tower discussions.

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Discouraging consumption of sin goods – taxes versus nudges | with Dmitry Taubinsky

In this episode, we explore with Dmitry Taubinsky economic approaches on regulating sin goods such as alcohol or sugary beverages. We discuss the classical approach of taxation and Dmitry compares the approach to nudging approaches. Our discussion...

Erschienen: 25.03.2024
Dauer: 36:30

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Hidden Games: Exploring the rationality of irrational choices | with Moshe Hoffman

In this episode, we explore the often misunderstood relationship between game theory and human behaviour. Our guest Moshe Hoffman challenges the conventional belief that game theory only applies to rational actors. As Moshe explains in his book “”...

Erschienen: 11.03.2024
Dauer: 27:23

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Avoid sending mixed signals! – signaling in negotiations and beyond | with Uri Gneezy

In this episode we are talking to Uri Gneezy about his latest book publication “Mixed Signals – How Incentives Really Work”. He explains to us what mixed signals are and makes us aware that we encounter them far more frequently than one would...

Erschienen: 26.02.2024
Dauer: 22:31

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The Economist's Brain: Tracing Choices with Neuroeconomic Insights | with Juan D. Carrillo

In this episode, we explore together with our guest Juan D. Carrillo the confluence of economics and neuroscience in understanding human decision-making processes. We delve into how the combination of these two disciplines can illuminate the...

Erschienen: 12.02.2024
Dauer: 27:26

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Feeding America – allocating food to food banks with innovative market mechanisms | with Canice Prendergast

In this episode, we discuss with Canice Prendergast how market design mechanisms can be applied in social services. Canice shares how he collaborated with Feeding America on optimally allocating about 300 million pounds of food per year to hundreds of...

Erschienen: 29.01.2024
Dauer: 38:15

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Does opaque AI lead to a catastrophe? – a Game Theorist’s view | with Jeffrey Ely

In this episode, we discuss with Jeff Ely a topic that has gotten significant public attention last year with the introduction of Chat GPT and similar programmes: The role of AI. Jeff shares his research with Balazs Szentes on a natural selection...

Erschienen: 15.01.2024
Dauer: 35:41

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Split or Steal? Experiments on lies and self-deception | with Marta Serra-Garcia

In this episode, we explore with Marta Serra-Garcia the paradoxes of human behavior in the realms of self-deception and lie detection. Marta's research, rooted in behavioral and experimental economics, questions why lying persists in a society that...

Erschienen: 01.01.2024
Dauer: 33:14

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Union negotiators are Game Theorists – 2023 UAW strike and its outcomes | with Marc Robinson

In this episode, our guest Alain Cohn helps us to understand the complex relationship between wealth and perceptions of fairness in society. We explore his innovative research methodology, which move beyond traditional surveys to more accurately...

Erschienen: 18.12.2023
Dauer: 40:44

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Union negotiators are Game Theorists – 2023 UAW strike and its outcomes | with Marc Robinson

In this episode, our guest Marc Robinson, strategy and risk management expert, shares details on the recent UAW strikes and negotiations. With his rich background in the automotive industry and his experience as an economist at General Motors in the...

Erschienen: 04.12.2023
Dauer: 29:29

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(Nuclear) Deterrence as a Game Theoretic concept | with Frank Zagare

In this episode we are talking to Frank Zagare about deterrence. The term gained popularity in particular during the cold war to describe the role of nuclear weapons in Soviet-American relations and, in light of recent events, has surfaced again....

Erschienen: 20.11.2023
Dauer: 15:17

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