Economics 301 - Advanced Game Theory

Fall
2018
01
4.00
Steven Schmeiser
TTH 10:00AM-11:15AM
Mount Holyoke College
104796
Kendade 303
sschmeis@mtholyoke.edu
The course will illustrate and analyze the strategies used in making interrelated decisions. We will develop game theoretical tools and apply them to examples from economics, business, politics, and even sports. Topics include the prisoner's dilemma, signaling, coordination, voting, and competition. We analyze games in static and dynamic environments with perfect and imperfect information.
This course is open to Juniors and Seniors.; Prereq: ECON-211 and ECON-212.
Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.