Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: INTRODUCTION TO GAME THEORY

Department: Economics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Description: Game theory analyses situations involving conflict and/or cooperation, secrecy and randomization, commitment tactics and coordination issues. Concepts such as dominated strategies, Nash equilibrium, Pareto optimality, backward induction are defined and illustrated in parlor games and simple models from economics, politics, and other social sciences. A taste for rigorous logical analysis is essential.