Game Theory for Strategic Advantage

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Introduction
2	Rationality
3	Nash Equilibrium
4	(Un)predictable Outcomes
5	Application: Strategic Trade Policy	Problem Set 1 due
6	Designing Games and Influencing Outcomes
7	Backward Induction
8	Bargaining	Prepare Worksheet for Right of First Refusal
9	Wars of Attrition	Problem Set 2 due
10	Team Presentations: Project Proposals	Project Proposals due
11	Dynamic Price Competition
12	Introduction to Repeated Interaction
13	Long-run Relationships
14	Application: Tacit Coordination
15	Games with Asymmetric Information
16	Introduction to Auctions
17	Online Auctions
18	Designing Auctions and Other Markets
19	Costly Signaling vs. Cheap Talk	Prepare Worksheet for Poker Game
20	Credibility and Reputation
21	Application: Cold War Politics	Project Progress Reports due
22	Team Project Presentations
23	Team Project Presentations (cont.)	Final Projects due in Class