František Kopřiva

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VSE - Introduction to Game Theory (5EN254) - Fall 2009

You are divided into two subgroups

!!! Those with surnames starting A-N please come at 14:30 !!!
!!! Those with surnames starting O-Z please come at 15:15 !!!!

 

Midterm will last 40 minutes for both groups

No need to remember definitions - you just need to understand what logic is behind particular solution concept or theory

Topics:

Static games:

ordinal preferences, dominated strategies, iterative elimination of strictly dominated strategies, nash equilibrium, strict nash equilibrium, best response,

vNM preferences over lotteries (Expected utility theory), mixed strategies, mixed strategy nash equilibrium, strictly dominated strategies using also mixed strategies,

Dynamic games:

terminal histories, player function, histories, backward induction, strategies, tree diagram, normal form of dynamic games, nash equilibrium of dynamic games, subgame, subgame perfect nash equilibrium, using backward induction to find all SBNE

Will not be in midterm:

electoral competition, war of attrition, reporting crime, expert diagnosis, sequential bargaining with infinite number of moves (time periods)