Martin Shubik, he of the Shapley-Shubik assignment game, and the Shapley-Shubik power index passed away on Wednesday August 24, 2018. As he passed into the `seventh age’ of man he suffered a progressive muscle disorder characterized by muscle inflammation, weakness, and atrophy (wasting). Born in England, he was the middle of three remarkable children. His… Read More In Memoriam: Martin Shubik (1926-2018)
2018 Election Outcomes of the Israeli Game Theory Society
The Israeli Chapter of the Game Theory Society elected Yair Tauman as the President and Igal Milchtaich as the Executive Officer for the period 2018–2020.
Kreps, Milgrom and Wilson win John J. Carty Award
David M. Kreps, Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson, familiar names to members of the Society, were awarded the US National Academy of Sciences John J. Carty award for the advancement of science. The citation reads, in part: Kreps and Wilson provided a framework, known as sequential equilibrium, for modeling dynamic effects in economics. All three… Read More Kreps, Milgrom and Wilson win John J. Carty Award