JHU



Economics 644 - Game Theory
Summer 2010
Instructor: Matthew Chesnes
Email: mchesnes@ftc.gov


Lectures:
    Mondays and Wednesdays, 7/14 - 8/18
      6:00pm - 8:45pm
      Washington DC Center/1717 Mass Ave/Room 414
    Saturdays, 7/31 and 8/14
      10:00am - 12:45pm
      Washington DC Center/1717 Mass Ave/Room 414


Course Syllabus: PDF



Announcements  

Problem set 2 is due Saturday July 31, at the beginning of class. We have covered all the material required to complete these problems.

Our Midterm will be on Wednesday, August 4th, in class. It will cover all the material up through and including the lecture on Saturday, July 31st. Expect a mix of theory questions (definitions, theorems, etc) and problem set type questions. Past midterms, available below, provide good examples of the types of questions you should expect. Bring a calculator to the exam, just in case.

Problem set 3 is also due on Wednesday August 4th, at the beginning of class. Solving those problems will be ideal practice for the midterm. We have covered most of the material to solve these problems, but some of them (esp. numbers 4 and 5) will be easier to attempt after Wednesday's lecture.





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
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 - Monday July 26    (Hints)
Problem Set 2 - Saturday July 31
Problem Set 3 - Wednesday, August 4    (Hints)
Problem Set 4 - Due TBD
Problem Set 5 - Due TBD
Problem Set 6 - Due TBD





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

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





Other Links   

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