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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2015
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ECON 405 001 (CRN: 20655)
GAME THEORY & ECON BEHAVIOR
Long Title: GAME THEORY AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR
Department: Economics
Instructor: Biavati, Michele
Meeting: 10:00AM - 10:50AM MWF (12-JAN-2015 - 24-APR-2015)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Prerequisites: (ECON 301 OR ECON 370) AND ECON 205
Section Max Enrollment: 30
Section Enrolled: 5
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2025 4:00AM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: The course develops a rigorous presentation of key concepts in game theory, and emphasizes their applications to economic modeling. Contents include: choice under uncertainty and Von Neumann Morgenstern utility; games in normal form: mixed strategies, Nash equilibrium (existence and stability); games in extensive form: backward induction and other equilibrium refinements; games with incomplete information: Bayesian Nash equilibrium; cooperative games: core stability and the Shapely value. Recommended prerequisite(s): Familiarity with mathematical arguments and probability theory.