Hiroshima University Syllabus

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Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School Graduate School of Humanities and Social Sciences (Master's Course) Division of Humanities and Social Sciences International Economic Development Program
Lecture Code WMH02401 Subject Classification Specialized Education
Subject Name Game Theory
Subject Name
(Katakana)
ゲームリロン
Subject Name in
English
Game Theory
Instructor CARO-BURNETT JOHANN
Instructor
(Katakana)
カロ バーネット ヨハン
Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 1st-Year,  First Semester,  1Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms (1T) Tues1-4:IDEC 203
Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
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Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week   Language of Instruction E : English
Course Level 6 : Graduate Advanced
Course Area(Area) 24 : Social Sciences
Course Area(Discipline) 03 : Economics
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The goal of this course is to provide an introduction to game theory. The course is designed for graduate students and advanced undergraduate students with a solid mathematical background. We will formally define games and equilibrium concepts, and we will also study examples.
 
Class Schedule Lecture 1: Introduction and Motivation
Lecture 2: Definition of a Game, Dominance, Nash Equilibrium
Lecture 3: Mixed Strategies and Existence of Nash Equilibrium
Lecture 4: Equilibrium Refinements
Lecture 5: Extensive Form Games
Lecture 6: Subgame Perfect Equilibrium
Lectures 7 & 8: Midterm
Lectures 7 & 8: Midterm
Lecture 9: Review and Bayes Theorem
Lecture 10: Types and Bayesian Games
Lecture 11: Sequential Equilibrium
Lecture 12: Repeated Games I
Lecture 13: Repeated Games II
Lecture 14: Markov Perfect Equilibrium
Lecture 15: Final Exam
 
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Grading Method 20% Weekly problem sets.
30% Midterm exam.
50% Final exam. 
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