Econ 215

GAME THEORY

Instructor: Cliff Bekar

Game theory has become a central aspect of economics as it includes strategic decision making.This course will expose students to a range of applications of game theory by using tools of cooperative and uncooperative game theory.Topics include modeling competitive situations, solution concepts such as Nash equilibrium and its refinements, signaling games, repeated games under different informational environments, bargaining models, issues of cooperation and reputation, evolutionary game theory.Applications will be made to economics, politics, law, history, military and business strategy.Emphasis is on quantitative modeling and analytical approaches to strategic thinking.