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Collaboration in classical political economy and noncooperative game theory

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2014

Roger A. McCain
Roger A. McCain*
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Department of Economics and International Business, Lebow College of Business, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA 19104. mccainra@drexel.edu http://www.drexel.edu/
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Abstract

This commentary suggests (1) that there are precedents for Smaldino's “collaboration” in the history of economic thought before 1900 and (2) that the distinction of collaboration from what is thought of as cooperation in game theory is less clear than Smaldino suggests.

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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 3 , June 2014 , pp. 265
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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