JHU



Economics 644 - Game Theory
Spring 2012
Instructor: Matthew Chesnes
Email: mchesnes@ftc.gov


Lectures:
   Washington DC Center/1717 Mass Ave/Room 414
     Mondays, 01/23/12 - 04/30/12, 6:00pm - 8:45pm
        (No Class 02/20/12, 03/19/12, 03/26/12)
     Saturdays, 02/04/12 & 03/31/12, 10:45am - 1:30pm


Course Syllabus: PDF



Announcements  


We will not meet on the following Mondays: 2/20, 3/19, and 3/26.
We will meet on the following Saturdays: 2/4 and 3/31.
Problem Set 1 is due on Monday 02/06/12 at the beginning of class.

Tentative Dates:
Problem Set 2 is due on Monday 02/13/12 at the beginning of class.
Problem Set 3 is due on Monday 03/05/12 at the beginning of class.
Our Midterm will take place on 03/12/12.





Lecture Notes   

1-Rational Choice
2-Nash Equilibrium Theory
3-Nash Equilibrium Illustrations
4-Mixed Strategies
5-Extensive Form Perfect Theory
6-Extensive Form Perfect Illustrations
7-Extensive Form Perfect Extensions
8-Bayesian Games    (BoS)  (Fighting)  (FPSB)  (Monte)  (Lemons)  (Cournot-Uncertainty)
9-Extensive Form Imperfect Information
10-Repeated Games
11-Folk Theorem
12-Folk Example
13-Bargaining
14-Infinitely Repeated Cournot





Problem Sets   

Problem Set 1 - Due Monday 02/06/12, at the beginning of class.    (Hints)
Problem Set 2 - Due Monday 02/13/12, at the beginning of class.
Problem Set 3 - Due Monday 03/05/12, at the beginning of class.    (Hints)
Problem Set 4 - Due TBA, at the beginning of class.    (Hints)
Problem Set 5 - Due TBA, at the beginning of class.    (Hints)
Problem Set 6 - Due TBA, at the beginning of class.    (Hints)





Past Midterms and Finals  

Midterm Spring 2006 Exam Solutions
Midterm Fall 2006 Exam Solutions
Midterm Spring 2007 Exam Solutions
Midterm Summer 2007 Exam Solutions
Midterm Fall 2007 Exam Solutions
Midterm Spring 2008 Exam Solutions
Midterm Summer 2010 Exam Solutions
Midterm Spring 2011 Exam Solutions

Final Spring 2006 Exam Solutions
Final Fall 2006 Exam Solutions
Final Spring 2007 Exam Solutions
Final Summer 2007 Exam Solutions
Final Fall 2007 Exam Solutions
Final Spring 2008 Exam Solutions
Final Summer 2010 Exam Solutions
Final Spring 2011 Exam Solutions





Other Document and Links   

Math Review Sheet
$10 Game
Two Competitors
Three Competitors
"Guessing 2/3 of the Average" Solution
Prisoner's Dilemma Simulation
"Two by Three" Game Solution
A Beautiful Mind (Video)
A Beautiful Mind (Discussion)
Doctor Strangelove (Video)
Doctor Strangelove (Discussion)