Théorie des jeux et analyse historique des institutions. Les institutions économiques du Moyen Âge

Game Theory and Historical Institutional Analysis: Self-Enforcing, Non-Market Institutions During the Late Medieval Period. A. Greif. Recent development of game theory has enabled expanding the analysis of historical institutions to examine self-enforcing, non-market institutions. This paper provides a brief methodological discussion of Historical Institutional Analysis that utilizes game theory for the study of such institutions. To illustrate the methodology, contributions, and potential benefit of this approach, the paper briefly discusses recent works applying this methodology to the study of institutions during the late medieval period. Particular attention is given to these studies' implications regarding institutional efficiency and path dependance.
Greif Avner. Théorie des jeux et analyse historique des institutions. Les institutions économiques du Moyen Âge. In: Annales. Histoire, Sciences Sociales. 53ᵉ année, N. 3, 1998. pp. 597-633.