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040243 VO Decision and Game Theory (MA) (2020S)
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Details
Language: English
Examination dates
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Thursday
02.07.2020
09:45 - 13:00
Elise Richter-Saal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock, Stiege 1
Festsaal Hauptgebäude, 1.Stock - Wednesday 18.11.2020 15:00 - 16:30 Digital
- Thursday 28.01.2021 18:30 - 20:00 Digital
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Due to the current corona crisis, the exam on May 5, 2020 will be postponed. The University of Vienna is currently working on a solution. You will be informed as soon as there is something new.
- Wednesday 04.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Wednesday 11.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Wednesday 18.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Wednesday 25.03. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Wednesday 01.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Wednesday 22.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
- Wednesday 29.04. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
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Aims, contents and method of the course
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)
Assessment and permitted materials
Final Exam
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Students should master intermediate microeconomics. There will be a final written exam that determines your final grade.
Examination topics
More information will be provided in the lectures.
Reading list
Steven Tadelis (2013): Game Theory: An Introduction, Princeton University Press.Martin J. Osborne (2004): An Introduction to Game Theory, Oxford University Press.Jeffrey Church and Roger Ware (2000): Industrial Organization: A Strategic Approach, McGraw-Hill.
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