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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 the...
In this episode, we speak with Rosemarie Nagel about the Beauty Contest, a classic game in economics. She introduces the setup, its origins,...
Europe's energy crisis has exposed deep structural flaws in how electricity markets work. But according to economist Natalia Fabra, much of...

In this episode, we explore how game theory and economics can inform the use of AI. Our guest, Annie Liang, introduces the concept of AI clo...
Can we trust lab experiments to predict real-world behaviour? In this episode, we explore the question of external validity together with Ja...
What happens when an AI system faithfully follows a flawed goal? In this episode, we explore how even well-designed algorithms can produce d...
In this episode, we discuss how game theory sheds light on modern electoral competition. Our guest, Adam Meirowitz, introduces the classical...
Talk is cheap – literally. But if words cost nothing, why do we ever trust them? In this episode, Yale Professor Navin Kartik breaks down th...
In this episode, we explore the foundations and evolution of decision theory. Our guest, Itzhak Gilboa, begins with a brief historical overv...
In this episode, we explore how game theory and network effects intersect to inform optimal incentive structures in organizations. Pau Milán...
In this episode we explore the most classical topic from Game Theory – equilibrium analysis. Our guest Colin Camerer shares insights on the...
In this episode we explore the economic and strategic foundations of networks – from personal connections in the labor market to complex web...
In this episode we are talking about corporate scandals, selfishness, and how game theory can help us understand when people give in to temp...
In this episode, we dive into the world of experimental research on unstructured bargaining , exploring how real-world negotiations unfold w...
In this episode we explore what motivates people to give, using insights from a Dutch TV game show where a live audience decides how to spli...
In this episode we dive deep into the economics of digital markets with Dirk Bergemann. We discuss how search platforms like Google created...
In this episode, we talk to David Pinsof about the surprising ways people form their beliefs and build alliances . Drawing on his survey wit...
In this episode we are talking to Vitali Gretschko about how generative AI can be used to simulate strategic behaviour in auctions. We explo...
In this episode, our guest Rory Smead shares insights on spite and what game theory can teach us about this puzzling behaviour. He explains...
In this episode we are talking to Timo Vogelsang about why incentives aimed at reducing absenteeism can sometimes have the opposite effect....
In this episode, we sit down with Philipp Strack to explore the hidden consequences of overconfidence. From distorted learning to discrimina...
In this episode we explore how historical kinship structures, shaped in part by decisions of the Catholic Church, may have fundamentally cha...
In this episode together with our guest Klaus M. Schmidt, we explore the economic challenges behind global climate agreements. We discuss wh...
In this episode, we explore how globalization has shaped trade and innovation—and why rising protectionism is challenging its benefits. What...
In this episode we are speaking with Sarah Mathew about cooperation – especially how cooperation is achieved in the absence of institutions....
In this episode we are speaking with philosopher Daniel Williams about misinformation—what it is, how it spreads, and whether it is truly on...
In our 100th episode, we bring together Matthias Schranner of the Schranner Negotiation Institute and Sebastian Moritz from TWS Partners to...
In this episode, Topi Miettinen shares his view and research on insights from Game Theory on international conflicts. We start discussing di...

In this episode, we discuss with our guest J. McKenzie Alexander evolutionary game theory and its applications. We start discussing differen...
In this episode, our guest Raymond Fisman explains to us the persistent challenge of corruption and the surprising ways in which political p...
In this episode, we explore the contributions of this year's Nobel Prize laureates in Economics – Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson, and James R...
In this episode, we dive into the world of online mediation mechanisms and how they can resolve disputes in digital marketplaces. As online...
In this episode, we explore the fascinating world of social norms and how they influence behavior through the lens of game theory. What exac...

In this episode, we delve into the high-stakes negotiations between the EU and the UK during Brexit, exploring the strategies and tactics fr...

In this episode, we discuss overconfidence and its underlying psychological mechanisms. Our guest Collin Raymond shares his research (joint...
In this episode, we delve into the common pitfalls that negotiators face which lead to value drain in dealmaking. Our guest Paul Papayoanou...

In this episode, we discuss with Eduardo Azevedo his research on adverse selection in insurance markets. Eduardo gives details on recent dev...

In this episode, we discuss with Greg Kubitz his research on loss aversion. Greg shares his research in which he targets to explain loss ave...
In this episode, we engage with Yan Chen to unravel the underlying mechanisms of group identity and group discrimination. Yan discusses her...
In this episode, we explore the fascinating intersection of developmental psychology and economic theory through the lens of children's stra...
In this episode, we delve into the complex world of fostering civic responsibility. Our guest Tore Ellingsen explains how the interplay of r...
In this episode, our guest Maarten Janssen helps us to explore the field of consumer (online) search. We discuss why economists are particul...
In this episode, we explore with Dmitry Taubinsky economic approaches on regulating sin goods such as alcohol or sugary beverages. We discus...
In this episode, we explore the often misunderstood relationship between game theory and human behaviour. Our guest Moshe Hoffman challenges...
In this episode we are talking to Uri Gneezy about his latest book publication "Mixed Signals – How Incentives Really Work". He explains to...
In this episode, we explore together with our guest Juan D. Carrillo the confluence of economics and neuroscience in understanding human dec...
In this episode, we discuss with Canice Prendergast how market design mechanisms can be applied in social services. Canice shares how he col...

In this episode, we discuss with Jeff Ely a topic that has gotten significant public attention last year with the introduction of Chat GPT a...
In this episode, we explore with Marta Serra-Garcia the paradoxes of human behaviour in the realms of self-deception and lie detection. Mart...
In this episode, our guest Alain Cohn helps us to understand the complex relationship between wealth and perceptions of fairness in society....
In this episode, our guest Marc Robinson, strategy and risk management expert, shares details on the recent UAW strikes and negotiations. Wi...