ESF:MPE_AGTM Applied game theory

MPE_AGTM Applied game theory and mechanism design

Faculty of Economics and Administration
Spring 2016

Extent and Intensity

0/2. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).

Teacher(s)

Vincenzo Platino, Ph.D. (lecturer), doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D. (deputy)

Guaranteed by

doc. Ing. Ondřej Krčál, Ph.D.
Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration
Contact Person: Lydie Pravdová
Supplier department: Department of Economics – Faculty of Economics and Administration

Timetable of Seminar Groups

MPE_AGTM/01: Mon 16:20–17:55 S310, V. Platino

Prerequisites

It is recommended to have completed the course BPE_ZATH Introduction to Game Theory.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is offered to students of any study field.
The capacity limit for the course is 24 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/24, only registered: 0/24, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/24

Course objectives

At the end of the course, students will master basic tools for studying situations in which decision-makers interact. Students will be able to use formal models for discussion of important problems of economics, political science and mechanism design. They will be able to solve problems, and will acquire knowledge of a part of literature in these fields.

Syllabus

This course presents some concepts and applications of game theory and mechanism design to economists and political scientists. The course is mainly divided in three parts.
In the first part of the course, we review some basic concepts of non-cooperative game theory (Strategic games, Nash equilibrium, Mixed strategy Nash equilibrium, Extensive games,Subgame perfect equilibrium) and analyze some applications. We then focus on Baysian games and their applications (e.g., provision of public goods, auctions and juries). Finally, we study extensive games with imperfect information and focus on cheap talk and its applications to political science.
In the second part of the course, we review some basic concepts of cooperative game theory (Coalition games and Core), and subsequently provide an introduction to the theory of market design and some of its applications. The main building block is the theory of two sided matching and its applications (i.e., one-to-one matching, the deferred acceptance algorithm and many-to-one matching).
In the last part of the course we present some further topics in game theory and mechanism design. These topics may change according to the preferences of the students and might include bargaining games, evolutionary game theory, learning theory,psychological game theory, and also an introduction to contract theory and its applications.

Literature

required literature

OSBORNE, Martin J. An introduction to game theory. International ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2009, xvii, 533. ISBN 9780195322484. info

recommended literature

MASCHLER, Michael, Eilon SOLAN and Shmuel ZAMIR. Game theory. Cambridge University Press, 2013. info
GROSSMAN, Gene M. and Elhanan HELPMAN. Special interest politics. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2001, xv, 364. ISBN 0262072300. info
OSBORNE, Martin J. and Ariel RUBINSTEIN. A course in game theory. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 1994, xv, 352. ISBN 0262150417. info
ROTH, Alvin E. and Marilda Antonia de Olive SOTOMAYOR. Two-sided matching : a study in game-theoretic modeling and analysis. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1990, xiii, 265. ISBN 052139015X. info
ALVIN E., Roth and Oliveira Sotomayor MARILDA A. Two-Sided Matching: A Study in Game-Theoretical Modeling and Analysis. Cambridge University Press, 1990. info

Teaching methods

Lectures, class discussion, problem solving, reading of scientific papers

Assessment methods

The evaluation of the course will be based on the presence in the classes and on the work in tutorials.

ESF:MPE_AGTM Applied game theory - Course Information

MPE_AGTM Applied game theory and mechanism design

Other applications