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Strategic and Cooperative Thinking
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Abstract
Noncooperative and Cooperative Game Theory, concepts and applications
Objective
The goal of the lecture is to learn how to think strategically or cooperatively and to apply the concepts of game theory to economic, social, political and business situations.
Content
Part 1: Strategic Thinking (Noncooperative Game Theory) Thinking in static and dynamic games with complete and incomplete information Part 2: Cooperative Thinking (Cooperative Game Theory) Thinking in repeated and cooperative games.
Resources
Literature
Davis (1997): Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction. Courier Dover Publications Dixit and Nalebuff (1991): Thinking Strategically. W.W. Norton & Company Fudenberg and Tirole (1991): Game Theory. MIT Press Gibbons (1992): Game Theory for applied economists. Princeton University Press Mas-Collel et al. (1995): Microeconomic Theory. Oxford University Press Myerson (1992): Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict. Havard University Press Osborne (2003): An Introduction to Game Theory. Oxford University Press Watson (2002): Strategy: An Introduction in Game Theory. W.W. Norton & Company
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
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| lecture |
Strategic and Cooperative Thinking
Voraussetzung: besuchte Lerneinheit 351-0551-00L Introduction to Economics
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2 h weekly |