040245 UK Incentives and Strategic Behavior (BA) (2016W)
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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 12.09.2016 09:00 to Th 22.09.2016 14:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 14.10.2016 14:00
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max. 50 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Friday
07.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
14.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
21.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
28.10.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
04.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Thursday
10.11.
11:30 - 13:00
Seminarraum 15 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 3.Stock
Friday
11.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
18.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
25.11.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
02.12.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
09.12.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
16.12.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
13.01.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
20.01.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock
Friday
27.01.
13:15 - 14:45
Hörsaal 9 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 midterm (35%) and one final exam (45%). In addition, students have to submit one homework sets and be active in the tutorials by providing solutions in class (10%) and have to write one small essay (3-4 pages) (10%). The midterm will be on November 18. The final exam will be on January 27.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
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. Bargaining
7. Conflict: Mixing, Commitment and the Order-of-Moves.
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. Bargaining
7. Conflict: Mixing, Commitment and the Order-of-Moves.
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: Mo 07.09.2020 15:29
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.