Theory of Games and Economic Behavior

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior
60th anniversary edition, 2004
AuthorJohn von Neumann, Oskar Morgenstern
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGame theory
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherPrinceton University Press
Publication date
1944
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pagesxviii, 625 p. (1st edition)
ISBN978-0691130613 (60th anniversary edition)
OCLC1629708

Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, published in 1944 by Princeton University Press, is a book by mathematician John von Neumann and economist Oskar Morgenstern which is considered the groundbreaking text that created the interdisciplinary research field of game theory. In the introduction of its 60th anniversary commemorative edition from the Princeton University Press, the book is described as "the classic work upon which modern-day game theory is based."