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Beautiful Game Theory: How Soccer Can Help Economics Hardcover - 2014

by Ignacio Palacios-Huerta


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A wealth of research in recent decades has seen the economic approach to human behavior extended over many areas previously considered to belong to sociology, political science, law, and other fields. Research has also shown that economics can provide insight into many aspects of sports, including soccer. Beautiful Game Theory is the first book that uses soccer to test economic theories and document novel human behavior.In this brilliant and entertaining book, Ignacio Palacios-Huerta illuminates economics through the world's most popular sport. He offers unique and often startling insights into game theory and microeconomics, covering topics such as mixed strategies, discrimination, incentives, and human preferences. He also looks at finance, experimental economics, behavioral economics, and neuroeconomics. Soccer provides rich data sets and environments that shed light on universal economic principles in interesting and useful ways.Essential reading for students, researchers,
and sports enthusiasts, Beautiful Game Theory is the first book to show what soccer can do for economics.

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"This stimulating book shows that an understanding of economic ideas gives deep insights into soccer play, and that soccer provides important evidence to test various theories of economic behavior, such as efficient markets and social influences on behavior. You do not have to be a soccer fan to learn from and enjoy this engaging book."--Gary S. Becker, University of Chicago and Nobel Laureate in Economics

"This is an excellent book by an author who has made innovative and powerful contributions to our understanding of soccer and economics."--Stefan Szymanski, coauthor of Soccernomics

"Palacios-Huerta is perhaps the preeminent economist using sports applications to help us learn about economics."--J. James Reade, University of Reading

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  • Title Beautiful Game Theory: How Soccer Can Help Economics
  • Author Ignacio Palacios-Huerta
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition Hardback
  • Pages 224
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Princeton University Press, New Jersey
  • Date 2014-05-25
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780691144023 / 0691144028
  • Weight 1.08 lbs (0.49 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.53 x 6.37 x 0.87 in (24.21 x 16.18 x 2.21 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Economic
    • Interdisciplinary Studies: Pop Culture
  • Library of Congress subjects Game theory, Economics - Psychological aspects
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2014003345
  • Dewey Decimal Code 330.015

About the author

Ignacio Palacios-Huerta is professor of management, economics, and strategy at the London School of Economics, and head of talent identification at Athletic Club de Bilbao, a professional soccer club in Spain.
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