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393:Dresher, Melvin (2007).
355:Dresher, Melvin (1981).
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1100:Lewis signaling game
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469:"Prisoner's Dilemma"
323:. RAND Corporation.
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884:Forward induction
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716:Berge equilibrium
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537:OliviaDresher.com
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