b. 1961
Pierpaolo Battigalli is an Italian economist and game theorist known for his foundational work on epistemic game theory and the analysis of strategic reasoning under uncertainty. He has developed influential frameworks for understanding belief revision, forward induction, and psychological games, bridging decision theory and game-theoretic analysis.
Developed the theory of strong belief and its role in forward induction reasoning
Co-authored foundational work on dynamic psychological games with Martin Dufwenberg
Advanced the epistemic foundations of extensive-form rationalizability
Contributed to the analysis of self-confirming equilibrium and belief updating in sequential games
Professor of Economics at Bocconi University, shaping modern epistemic game theory