608.907 (17W) Game Theory
Überblick
- Lehrende/r
- LV-Titel englisch Game Theory
- LV-Art Seminar (prüfungsimmanente LV )
- Semesterstunde/n 2.0
- ECTS-Anrechnungspunkte 4.0
- Anmeldungen 6 (20 max.)
- Organisationseinheit
- Unterrichtssprache Englisch
- LV-Beginn 04.10.2017
- eLearning zum Moodle-Kurs
Zeit und Ort
LV-Beschreibung
Lehrmethodik inkl. Einsatz von eLearning-Tools
Lectures, discussion, class work, presentations. Intended learning outcomes: a good understanding of the basic modelling approaches in game theory.
Inhalt/e
1. Static games
(*) Expected utility
(a) Games in strategic form
(b) Iterated deletion of strictly dominated strategies & common knowledge
(c) Nash equilibrium and examples
(d) Mixed strategies
(e) Existence of Nash equilibria
(f) Rationalizability
2. Dynamic games
(a) Describing a game in extensive form
(b) Nash equilibrium, credible strategies and subgame perfection
(c) Imperfect information
(d) Backward induction3. Incomplete information
(a) Static games of incomplete information
(b) Bayesian equilibrium
(c) Harsanyi’s purification theorem
(d) Dynamic games of incomplete information
(e) Perfect Bayesian equilibrium (PBE’qm)
3. Incomplete information
(a) Static games of incomplete information
(b) Bayesian equilibrium
(c) Harsanyi’s purification theorem
(d) Dynamic games of incomplete information
(e) Perfect Bayesian equilibrium (PBE’qm)
4. Auctions
(a) Single-object auctions
(b) Contests
(c) Efficiency vs optimality
(d) Vickrey-Clarke-Groves mechanism
5. Matching
(a) Marriage problem
(b) Roommate problem
(c) Housing problem
(d) Multi-object auctions
Literatur
Bolton, P., & Dewatripont, M. (2005). Contract theory. Cambridge, Mass: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.
Fudenberg, D., & Tirole, J. (1991). Game theory. Cambridge, Mass: Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press.
Gibbons, R. (1992). A primer in game theory. Hemel Hempstead, Herfordshire: Harvester-Wheatsheaf.
Jehle, G., & Reny, P. (2011). Advanced microeconomic theory (3rd ed.). Harlow, England: Pearson.
Maschler, M., Solan, E., & Zamir, S. (2013). Game theory. Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge University Press.
Mas-Colell, A., Whinston, M., & Green, J. (1995). Microeconomic theory. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.
Roth, A. E., & Sotomayor, M. A. O. (1990). Two-sided matching: A study in game-theoretic modeling and analysis (Vol. 18). Cambridge, Mass: Cambridge University Press.
Prüfungsinformationen
Prüfungsmethode/n
There will be three problem sets. You have to hand in individual, written solutions for each of these problem sets. Your problem set solutions will be graded. Each problem set is worth up to 10% of your final grade.
There will be a two-hour, closed-book final exam.
Prüfungsinhalt/e
There will be three problem sets. You have to hand in individual, written solutions for each of these problem sets. Your problem set solutions will be graded. Each problem set is worth up to 10% of your final grade.
There will be a two-hour, closed-book final exam.
Beurteilungskriterien/-maßstäbe
PhD students: This final exam is worth 60% of your grade, the problem sets are worth 30%, and your final research report accounts for the final 10%. Hence, to get a good final grade, you need to perform well on both exam and problem sets / report. There will be some choice on the final exam: In total, you’ll have to answer three questions from a choice of four.
Master students: This final exam is worth 70% of your grade, the problem sets are worth 30%. Hence, to get a good final grade, you need to perform well on both exam and problem sets. There will be some choice on the final exam: In total, you’ll have to answer three questions from a choice of four.
Beurteilungsschema
Note BenotungsschemaPosition im Curriculum
- Doktoratsprogramm Modeling, Simulation and Optimization in Business and Economics
(SKZ: ---, Version: 16W.2)
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Fach: Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics
(Pflichtfach)
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Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics (
0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
- 608.907 Game Theory (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics (
0.0h XX / 0.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Modelling, Simulation, Optimization in Business and Economics
(Pflichtfach)
- Doktoratsstudium Doktoratsstudium der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
(SKZ: 300, Version: 12W.4)
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Fach: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Pflichtfach)
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Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
- 608.907 Game Theory (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Pflichtfach)
- Doktoratsstudium Doktoratsstudium der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
(SKZ: 784, Version: 12W.4)
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Fach: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Pflichtfach)
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Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
- 608.907 Game Theory (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums (
40.0h XX / 80.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Studienleistungen gem. § 3 Abs. 2a des Curriculums
(Pflichtfach)
- Doktoratsstudium Doktoratsstudium der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
(SKZ: 784, Version: 09W.2)
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Fach: Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau
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Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau (
6.0h SE / 0.0 ECTS)
- 608.907 Game Theory (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau (
6.0h SE / 0.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Lehrveranstaltungen auf postgradualem Niveau
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- Doktoratsstudium Doktoratsstudium der Sozial- und Wirtschaftswissenschaften
(SKZ: 784, Version: 09W.2)
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Fach: Spezielle Lehrveranstaltungen
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Spezielle Lehrveranstaltungen (
6.0h LV / 0.0 ECTS)
- 608.907 Game Theory (2.0h SE / 4.0 ECTS)
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Spezielle Lehrveranstaltungen (
6.0h LV / 0.0 ECTS)
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Fach: Spezielle Lehrveranstaltungen
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