363-0558-00L Introduction to Game Theory: Strategic and Cooperative Thinking
| Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
| Lecturers | O. Tejada Pinyol |
| Periodicity | yearly recurring course |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Comment | It is recommended to take 363-0503-00L Principles of Microeconomics first. |
| Abstract | Noncooperative and Cooperative Game Theory, concepts and applications |
| Objective | The goal of the lecture is to learn how to think strategically or cooperatively and to apply the concepts of game theory to economic, social, political and business situations. |
| Content | Part 1: Strategic Thinking (Noncooperative Game Theory) Thinking in static and dynamic games with complete and incomplete information Part 2: Cooperative Thinking (Cooperative Game Theory) Thinking in repeated and cooperative games. |
| Lecture notes | For inquiries and questions regarding the course organization please send an email to Dr. Oriol Tejada (toriol@ethz.ch). |
| Literature | Davis (1997): Game Theory: A Nontechnical Introduction. Courier Dover Publications Dixit and Nalebuff (1991): Thinking Strategically. W.W. Norton & Company Fudenberg and Tirole (1991): Game Theory. MIT Press Gibbons (1992): Game Theory for applied economists. Princeton University Press Mas-Collel et al. (1995): Microeconomic Theory. Oxford University Press Myerson (1992): Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict. Havard University Press Osborne (2003): An Introduction to Game Theory. Oxford University Press Watson (2002): Strategy: An Introduction in Game Theory. W.W. Norton & Company |
| Prerequisites / Notice | The lecture will be in English. |