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    Marciano Siniscalchi

    contemporaryAnalytic Philosophy / Epistemic Game Theory

    b. 1970

    Marciano Siniscalchi is an Italian-American economist and game theorist, currently Professor of Economics at Northwestern University. His research focuses on decision theory, epistemic game theory, and the foundations of dynamic games, particularly questions about rationality, belief revision, and backward induction.

    Notable Achievements

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    Developed influential work on epistemic foundations of extensive-form games and backward induction

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    Contributed to the theory of conditional probability systems and belief revision in dynamic games

    3

    Clarified the distinction between Aumann's and Stalnaker's models of rationality in games

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    Advanced axiomatic foundations of decision theory under ambiguity

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    Professor of Economics at Northwestern University

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    Skepticism

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    The difference in conclusions between Aumann (1995) and Stalnaker (1998) is due to differing models of belief revision upon deviation from the backward induction path

    Truth & Knowledge

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    The difference in conclusions between Aumann (1995) and Stalnaker (1998) is due to differing models of belief revision upon deviation from the backward induction path

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    Analytic Philosophy / Epistemic Game Theory

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