Michael Maschler

Summary

Michael Bahir Maschler (Hebrew: מיכאל בהיר משלר) (July 22, 1927 – July 20, 2008) was an Israeli mathematician well known for his contributions to the field of game theory. He was a professor in the Einstein Institute of Mathematics and the Center for the Study of Rationality at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Israel. In 2012, the Israeli Chapter of the Game Theory Society founded the Maschler Prize, an annual prize awarded to an outstanding research student in game theory and related topics in Israel.[1]

Michael Bahir Maschler
Born(1927-07-22)July 22, 1927
DiedJuly 20, 2008(2008-07-20) (aged 80)
Jerusalem, Israel
Alma materHebrew University of Jerusalem
Known forGame theory
AwardsFrederick W. Lanchester Prize (1995)
Scientific career
FieldsMathematics
InstitutionsHebrew University of Jerusalem
Doctoral advisorStefan Bergman (Stanford University) Michael Fekete (Hebrew University)

Biography edit

Michael B. Maschler was born in Jerusalem on July 22, 1927.[2]

Selected publications edit

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.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ Aumann, Gura & Hart 2008.
  2. ^ "Michael B. Maschler: Brief Biography". The Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
  3. ^ "Major Works of Michael Maschler". Retrieved 2022-04-29.

Sources edit

  • Aumann, Robert J.; Gura, Ein-Ya; Hart, Sergiu (2008). "Michael Maschler: In Memoriam" (PDF). Hebrew University of Jerusalem.