040178 UK Incentives and Strategic Behavior (BA) (2023S)
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 13.02.2023 09:00 to We 22.02.2023 12:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 17.03.2023 23:59
Details
max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Friday
03.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
10.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
17.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
24.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
31.03.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
21.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
28.04.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
12.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
26.05.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
02.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
16.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
23.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
30.06.
11:30 - 13:00
Hörsaal 8 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Grading will be as follows. There will be one written exam (49%). In addition, students should participate actively in the discussions during classes (21%), hand in three problem sets (30%). The final exam will be on June 23th. There will be a retake (sometime in July).
Exams will take place in person (exceptions should be justified).
Exams will take place in person (exceptions should be justified).
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Grades and Percentage Points:
>85%, 1
75-85, 2
60-75, 3
50-60, 4
less than 50%, 5
>85%, 1
75-85, 2
60-75, 3
50-60, 4
less than 50%, 5
Examination topics
Course Outline:
Part I: Methods
1. Introduction
2. Principles of Decision-Making
3. Games and Dominant Strategies
4. Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Concepts
Part II: Applications
5. Coordination: Communication, Uncertainty and Focal Points.
6. Conflict: Mixing, Commitment and the Order-of-Moves.
7. Cooperation: Repeated Games and Altruism.
Part I: Methods
1. Introduction
2. Principles of Decision-Making
3. Games and Dominant Strategies
4. Equilibrium and Disequilibrium Concepts
Part II: Applications
5. Coordination: Communication, Uncertainty and Focal Points.
6. Conflict: Mixing, Commitment and the Order-of-Moves.
7. Cooperation: Repeated Games and Altruism.
Reading list
The main texts for the course are A. K. Dixit and B. J. Nalebuff "Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life", 1993, and J. Mc Millan "Games, Strategies, and Managers", New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1992.
This may be supplemented by some additional readings as we go along, which will be posted on my web page.
For reference you can also use any introductory and other game-theory books, such as R.
Gibbons "A Primer in Game Theory", M. J. Osborne "An Introduction to Game Theory",
R. Myerson "Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict".
This may be supplemented by some additional readings as we go along, which will be posted on my web page.
For reference you can also use any introductory and other game-theory books, such as R.
Gibbons "A Primer in Game Theory", M. J. Osborne "An Introduction to Game Theory",
R. Myerson "Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict".
Association in the course directory
Last modified: Fr 21.04.2023 13:06
The course is structured in two different parts. We shall begin with an introduction to the basic concepts of decision-making and strategy and a brief discussion on strategic reasoning and equilibrium. We will then move to real-world applications.