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The Prisoner’s (Hedge Fund) Dilemma

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SAC Manager Arrested for Insider Trading at Hedge Fund. If you speak to most hedge fund managers, they will tell you what they create is efficient markets. The payoffs hedge fund employees are real, but the business has the feel of a game. The game may be up for SAC. Most businesses actually produce something.

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Should You Put World of Warcraft on Your Resume?

Harvard Business Review

Harvard has used high-stakes poker as a real-world game theory laboratory for strategic thinking. The cognitive and social skills demanded in complex multiplayer games can be every bit as subtle, sophisticated and challenging as stud poker or bridge. Collaboration Hiring Leadership'