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Game Theory

QU Course Number: EC 355

Time:  Tues & Thurs  3:30 pm - 4:45 pm

Location:  TH 328

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Assoc. Prof. of Economics Chris Ball

Email: christopher.ball@qu.edu

Office phone: +1 203 582 8745

Office Location: 4th Floor Rocky Top Student Center

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Download the FALL 2023 Syllabus

BOOKS for the Course

  1. Joel Watson, " Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory (Third Edition)" I found this to be the best undergrad text to use and used it for years.  I highly recommend it.

  2. Chris Ball (draft) "Modelling With Games: An Introduction to Modelling Human Behavior Using Game Theory"

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Outline, Notes and Reading

Most of these are still based on the Watson textbook which I always used (see Book Recommendations)

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  • Introduction

    • Watson Chap 1 "Introduction"

    • Watson Chap 5 "General Assumptions and Methodology"

    • Ball Chap 0 "Introduction"

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MIDTERM Exam: TBD, Mid-October

Relevant Practice Problems:

​​Basic Extensive Form Practice: download here and download the KEY here.

Practice Problems 1: Mix of Extensive Form Games

Practice Problems 2: Basic Bargaining Games

Practice Problems: Symmetric Info and Random Outcomes

​Practice Problems  - Principal Agent Games

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FINAL Exam: TBD, Last Class

Relevant Practice Problems:

Practice Problems - Information Games (Modified with only one-sided games)

Practice Problems - Simultaneous Games to Practice

Practice Problems - More Simultaneous Games to Practice

Practice Problems - Mixed Nash 2022

Practice Problems - Contracting

 

Final Paper Due - by midnight Final Exam Date

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GAMES

GAMES

SEQUENTIAL MOVE GAMES

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SIMULATENEOUS MOVE

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SEQUENTIAL and/or SIMULTANEOUS ("complete games")

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ALL My Hand-Written Class Notes in One Place​

 

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PRACTICE PROBLEMS

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EXCEL SHEETS to MAKE GAMES

Use these sheets however you like. Check them all.  Take and use anything you like, modify it for your paper.

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