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title: Algorithmic Game Theory
description: Algorithmic game theory lies at the intersection of game theory and computer science, focusing on designing algorithms for strategic environments. Learners will understand how to analyze multi-agent systems, calculate Nash equilibria, and design incentive-compatible mechanisms.
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subcategory: theoretical-computer-science
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# Algorithmic Game Theory

Algorithmic game theory lies at the intersection of game theory and computer science, focusing on designing algorithms for strategic environments. Learners will understand how to analyze multi-agent systems, calculate Nash equilibria, and design incentive-compatible mechanisms.

## Available Resources

2 Books • 2 Websites

## Books

### 1. Algorithmic Game Theory

**Author:** Noam Nisan, Tim Roughgarden, Eva Tardos, Vijay V. Vazirani

Edited graduate-level volume by leading researchers covering equilibrium computation, mechanism design, price of anarchy, auctions, and network games. Readers learn how computational complexity and incentive analysis combine to explain strategic behavior in markets and networked systems.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/0521872820?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, technology-computer-science, theoretical-computer-science

### 2. Twenty Lectures on Algorithmic Game Theory

**Author:** Tim Roughgarden

Compact lecture notes from Roughgarden's Stanford course covering mechanism design, auctions, spectrum auctions, price of anarchy in routing and games, and the complexity of computing equilibria. Readers learn to analyze incentives and inefficiency in systems with self-interested participants.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Paid

**Link:** https://www.amazon.com/dp/131662479X?tag=edmonddante07-20

**Tags:** books, technology-computer-science, theoretical-computer-science

## Websites

### 1. gametheory.net

gametheory.net is a curated online resource for game theory and algorithmic game theory, featuring lecture notes, tutorials, problem sets, and curated links to key papers and tools.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://gametheory.net

**Tags:** websites, technology-computer-science, theoretical-computer-science

### 2. brilliant.org

Brilliant.org is an online, interactive learning platform offering problem-based courses in math and computer science, including topics in automata theory, computation, and discrete mathematics, with guided lessons and practice problems.

**Difficulty:** Intermediate | **Language:** English | **Price:** Free

**Link:** https://brilliant.org

**Tags:** websites, technology-computer-science, theoretical-computer-science

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