| Lec # | Topics | Key Dates |
|---|---|---|
1 | Introduction to Game Theory | |
2 |
Payoffs in Games: Rational Choice Under Uncertainty Expected Utility Theory; Risk Aversion | |
3-5 |
A More Formal Introduction to Games Extensive Forms and Normal Forms Strategies, Dominant Strategies and Iterative Elimination of Strictly Dominated Strategies Nash Equilibrium Applications of Nash Equilibrium | |
6-8 |
Backward Induction and Subgame Perfection Analysis of Extensive-Form Games Backward Induction Subgame Perfection Applications Bargaining and Negotiations Forward Induction Applications |
Problem Set 1 due on Lecture 6 Problem Set 2 due two days after Lecture 8 |
9 | Review | |
10 | In Class Midterm Exam 1 | |
11-12 | Repeated Games and Cooperation | |
13-14 |
Incomplete Information Bayesian Nash Equilibrium Auctions Applications | Problem Set 3 due on Lecture 14 |
15-16 |
Dynamic Games of Incomplete Information Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium Sequential Bargaining Under Asymmetric Information | Problem Set 4 due on Lecture 16 |
17 | Review | |
18 | In Class Midterm Exam 2 | |
19-21 |
Problems of Asymmetric Information in Economics Signaling and the Intuitive Criterion Applications of Signaling The Principal-Agent Problem Applications; Lemons, Efficiency Wages, Credit-Rationing, Price-Discrimination | Problem Set 5 due on Lecture 21 |
22-23 | Global Games | |
24-25 |
Evolutionary Foundations of Equilibrium Evolutionarily Stable Strategies and Replicator Dynamics | Problem Set 6 due on Lecture 25 |
26-27 |
Applications and Review Final Exam |
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