@huihoo: Four free books by Giacomo Bonanno, Professor at UC Davis https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/Books.html… 《Game Theory》Game Theory, 634…

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Recommendation of four free and open-access textbooks by Professor Giacomo Bonanno of UC Davis, covering game theory, decision making, uncertainty risk and information, and the economics of uncertainty and insurance, with accompanying videos and exercises.

Four free books by Professor Giacomo Bonanno of UC Davis https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/Books.html… 《Game Theory》Game Theory, 634 pages, 31 Videos https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/GT_book.pdf… The professor has compiled his game theory teaching materials into a textbook, which has two notable features: (1) It is free and openly accessible. (2) It contains a large number of exercises with complete and detailed answers. The author strives to make the book easy to understand, even for readers with only basic mathematical knowledge (high school algebra and some probability) and no background in game theory. However, the book is rigorous and includes multiple proofs. It is suitable for both advanced undergraduate courses in game theory and first-year graduate courses. 《Decision Making》Decision Making, 331 pages, 32 videos https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/DM_book.pdf… This book introduces the topic of rational decision making and briefly outlines the most common biases in judgment and decision making. It features approximately 100 illustrated figures. The book is suitable for self-study or as a textbook for upper-division undergraduate courses in judgment and decision making. 《Uncertainty, Risk and Information》Uncertainty, Risk and Information, 415 pages, 31 videos https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/URI_book.pdf… This book builds on the author's previous work "The Economics of Uncertainty and Insurance" and adds new chapters on risk sharing, asymmetric information, adverse selection, signaling, and moral hazard. It provides a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of economic decision making under uncertainty and the role of asymmetric information in contractual relationships, with 150 illustrated figures. The book is suitable for self-study or as a textbook for upper-division undergraduate courses. It is written to be concise and accessible, requiring basic calculus knowledge, particularly the ability to compute (partial) derivatives of functions of one or two variables. 《The Economics of Uncertainty and Insurance》The Economics of Uncertainty and Insurance, 226 pages https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/EUI_book.pdf… This book introduces the analysis of economic decision making under uncertainty, with a particular focus on insurance markets. It is now part of Uncertainty, Risk and Information. #Book
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Four Free Books, Author: Giacomo Bonanno, Professor at the University of California, Davis https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/Books.html…

Game Theory – 634 pages, 31 Videos https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/GT_book.pdf… The professor has compiled his teaching materials on game theory into a textbook. It has two notable features: (1) It is free and openly accessible. (2) It contains a large number of exercises with fully detailed solutions.

The author strives to make the book understandable even for readers with only basic mathematical knowledge (high school algebra and some probability theory) and no prior background in game theory. Nevertheless, the book is rigorous and includes several proofs. It is suitable for both advanced undergraduate courses and first-year graduate courses in game theory.

Decision Making – 331 pages, 32 Videos https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/DM_book.pdf… This book introduces the topic of rational decision making and provides a brief overview of the most common biases in judgment and decision making. It includes around 100 illustrated figures. Suitable for self-study or as a textbook for an upper-level undergraduate course on judgment and decision making.

Uncertainty, Risk and Information – 415 pages, 31 Videos https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/URI_book.pdf… Building on the author’s previous work The Economics of Uncertainty and Insurance, this book adds new chapters on risk sharing, asymmetric information, adverse selection, signaling, and moral hazard. It offers a comprehensive introduction to the analysis of economic decisions under uncertainty and the role of asymmetric information in contractual relationships, featuring 150 illustrated figures. Suitable for self-study or as a textbook for an upper-level undergraduate course. The book is concise and accessible to readers with basic calculus knowledge, particularly those able to compute (partial) derivatives of functions of one or two variables.

The Economics of Uncertainty and Insurance – 226 pages https://faculty.econ.ucdavis.edu/faculty/bonanno/PDF/EUI_book.pdf… This book introduces the analysis of economic decisions under uncertainty, with a special focus on insurance markets. It is now part of Uncertainty, Risk and Information.

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