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Michael Bahir Maschler ( Hebrew: ) (July 22, 1927 – July 20, 2008) was an Israeli mathematician well known for his contributions to the field of
game theory Game theory is the study of mathematical models of strategic interactions among rational agents. Myerson, Roger B. (1991). ''Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict,'' Harvard University Press, p.&nbs1 Chapter-preview links, ppvii–xi It has appli ...
. He was a professor in the
Einstein Institute of Mathematics The Einstein Institute of Mathematics () is a centre for scientific research in mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, founded in 1925 with the opening of the university. A leading research institute, the institute's faculty has in ...
and the Center for the Study of Rationality at the
Hebrew University of Jerusalem The Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HUJI; he, הַאוּנִיבֶרְסִיטָה הַעִבְרִית בִּירוּשָׁלַיִם) is a public research university based in Jerusalem, Israel. Co-founded by Albert Einstein and Dr. Chaim Weiz ...
in Israel. In 2012, the Israeli Chapter of the
Game Theory Society The Game Theory Society (GTS) is a society for the promotion of research, teaching and application of game theory. It was founded in 1999 by Ehud Kalai and Robert Aumann and is registered in the Netherlands. Activities The GTS hosts a congress ...
founded the Maschler Prize, an annual prize awarded to an outstanding research student in game theory and related topics in Israel.


Biography

Michael B. Maschler was born in Jerusalem on July 22, 1927.


Selected publications

For a complete list of English and Hebrew publications, see Michael Maschler: In Memoriam, above. * "The Bargaining Set for Cooperative Games", with R.J. Aumann, 1964, in ''Advances in Game Theory'' * "The Core of a Cooperative Game", with M. Davis, 1965, ''Naval Research Logistics Quarterly'' * "Game-Theoretic Aspects of Gradual Disarmament", with R.J. Aumann, 1966, ''Mathematica'' * "Some Thoughts on the Minimax Principle" with R.J. Aumann, 1972, ''Management Science'' * "An Advantage of the Bargaining Set over the Core", 1976, ''JET'' * "Geometric Properties of the Kernel, Nucleolus and Related Solution Concepts", with B. Peleg and L.S. Shapley, 1979, ''Mathematics of Operations Research'' * "Superadditive Solution for the Nash bargaining Game", with M. Perles, 1981, ''IJGT'' * "Game Theoretic Analysis of a Bankruptcy Problem from the Talmud", with R.J. Aumann, 1985, ''JET'' * "The Consistent Shapley Value for Hyperplane Games", with G. Owen, 1989, ''IJGT'' * "The Consistent Shapley Value for Games without Side Payments", with G. Owen, 1992, in Selten, editor, Rational Interaction * "The Bargaining Set, Kernel and Nucleolus", 1992, in Aumann and Hart, editors, Handbook of Game Theory * Repeated Games with Incomplete Information, MIT Press, Cambridge, 1995, with R.J. Aumann * Insights into Game Theory: An Alternative Mathematical Experience, Cambridge University Press, forthcoming, with Ein-Ya Gura.


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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Maschler, Michael 1927 births 2008 deaths Fellows of the Econometric Society Game theorists Academic staff of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Israeli Jews Israeli mathematicians Jewish scientists