Universität Wien

040243 VO Entscheidungs- und Spieltheorie (MA) (2021W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
DIGITAL

An/Abmeldung

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Details

Sprache: Englisch

Prüfungstermine

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

The final exam on November 25, 2021 will be held offline and in presence as announced.

This lecture will be held in an "online asynchronous" format from October 1 - November 23, 2021. That is, screen casts of lectures will be made available. Additionally, there will be three digital online class meetings where you can ask questions about the lecture material and the homework exercises.

  • Dienstag 19.10. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 09.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 23.11. 09:45 - 11:15 Digital
  • Dienstag 11.01. 13:15 - 14:45 Hörsaal 7 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
  • Mittwoch 02.03. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

Course description: This course provides an introduction to basic concepts of Game Theory and mostly applies these concepts to topics in Industrial Organization. Roughly speaking, Industrial Organization analyses both the functioning of markets and firms' behavior in markets.

Specific Contents of this Course:

Static games with complete information and the Nash equilibrium. (Typical application: Cournot model)

Sequential games with complete information and the subgame perfect Nash equilibrium. (Typical application: Stackelberg model)

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Final written exam (MC questions).

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Students should master intermediate microeconomics.

At least 50% of the achievable points in the written exam.

Prüfungsstoff

More information will be provided in the lectures.

Literatur

1. Robert Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Pearson Education.
2. Steven Tadelis, Game Theory: An Introduction, Princeton University Press.
3. Martin Osborne, An Introduction to Game Theory, Oxford University Press.
4. Jeffrey Church and Roger Ware, Industrial Organization: A Strategic Approach, McGraw-Hill.

I will comment on these books during the first class meeting. I recommend that during the course you will consult one of the books listed under 1.-3. and the book listed under 4.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12