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040243 VO Decision and Game Theory (MA) (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 4 - Wirtschaftswissenschaften
ON-SITE
Tu 04.03. 09:45-13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock

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Language: English

Lecturers

    Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

    • Tuesday 11.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Tuesday 18.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Tuesday 25.03. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Tuesday 01.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Tuesday 08.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Tuesday 29.04. 09:45 - 13:00 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
    • Monday 05.05. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 14 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 2.Stock
      Hörsaal 4 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 Erdgeschoß
    • Wednesday 25.06. 15:00 - 16:30 Hörsaal 6 Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1 1.Stock

    Information

    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 written exam (MC questions).

    Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

    Students should master intermediate microeconomics.

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

    Examination topics

    More information will be provided in the lectures.

    Reading list

    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.

    Association in the course directory

    Last modified: We 15.01.2025 15:25