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Degree Level Course

Game Theory and Strategy

- Learn how to think of social and economic aspects of life via mathematical models. - Learn how game theory is applied to think about problems in information economy.

Code BSMS4023
Credits 4 Credits
Type Elective
Prerequisites None
12-Week Roadmap

Course Structure & Syllabus

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WEEK 1
Introduction and General Principles
WEEK 2
Games with Simultaneous Moves I
WEEK 3
Games with Simultaneous Move II
WEEK 4
Games with Sequential Moves
Reading List

Prescribed Books & References

  • Games of Strategy by Avinash Dixit and Susan Skeath. W.W. Norton & Company Insights into Game Theory: An Alternative Mathematical Experience by Ein-Ya Gura, and Michael Maschler. Cambridge University Press.
  • Networks, Crowds and Markets: Reasoning About a Highly Connected World by David Easley, and Jon Kleinberg. Cambridge University Press.
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