ECON154 PO - Game Theory for Economists

When Offered: Each spring.
Instructor(s): T. Andrabi; N. Novarro
Credit: 1

Introduces the main tools of noncooperative game theory as used in current economics literature. Topics include formalities of modeling competitive situations, various solution concepts such as Nash equilibrium and its refinements, signaling games, repeated games under different informational environments, bargaining models and issues of cooperation and reputation. Applications from economics, politics, law, corporate and business strategy. Prerequisites: ECON 057 PO and ECON 102 PO.

Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
Area 2