Game theory is the study of strategic interactive decision making. It is widely used in political science, psychology and evolutionary biology, and it is the dominant paradigm of modern economic analysis. The fi rst part of this course introduces the central concepts and the tools of game theoretical analysis, and the second part focuses on the use of game theory in economics with applications drawn upon settings such as auctions, oligopoly and price wars, organizational design and labour contracts. The course is aimed at 3rd and 4th year students interested in using mathematical modeling to study economic questions.
| Academic Units | 3 |
| Exam Schedule | Not Applicable |
| Grade Type | Letter Graded |
| Department Maintaining | ECON(SSS) |
| Prerequisites | HE1003 (Applicable to ECON) & HE2001 OR HE1003 (Applicable to ECON) & HE9092 OR HE1003 (Applicable to ECON) & HE5092 |
| Mutually Exclusive | |
| Not Available to All Programme | (Admyr 2021-onwards) |
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