Definition of game theory; Games with perfect information: strategic games, examples, Nash equilibrium, best response functions, dominated actions, symmetric games and symmetric equilibria; Illustrations: Cournot's model, Bertrand's model, electoral competition, the war of attrition, auctions, accident law; Mixed strategy equilibrium: definition and illustrations; Extensive games with perfect information: Nash equilibrium and subgame perfect equilibrium, finite horizon games and backward induction, illustrations; Coalitional games and core.
Text:
1. M. J. Osborne, An Introduction to Game Theory, Oxford University Press, 2004.
References:
1. A. Mas-Colell, M. D. Whinston and J. R. Green, Microeconomic Theory, Oxford University Press, 1995.
2. R. Gibbons, A Primer in Game Theory, Pearson Education, 1992
