Tonight is the season finale of Game of Thrones, and once again I think it is worth considering the fantasy world with an eye towards economics. In the season finale it appears they will be meeting under a temporary white flag, with Danearys likely seeking a temporary detente in order to fight white walkers. This a classic cooperate or betray game theory problem of a prisoners dilemma. It is hard to play cooperate, cooperate, when one side would rather everyone die than see their enemy’s survive. That would be one reason to tell him that she is pregnant, which, true or false could change his payoff function.

Source: Forbes August 27, 2017 22:26 UTC