NRE 5030

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NRE 5030
Applied Microeconomics II: Game Theory

Course information provided by the 2024-2025 Catalog. Courses of Study 2024-2025 is scheduled to publish mid-June.

This course teaches the fundamentals of non-cooperative game theory and classic applications used in applied work in economics and related fields such as finance, marketing, operations, and accounting. The course begins with a brief primer on non-cooperative game theory that covers pure versus mixed strategies, Nash equilibrium, and various equilibrium refinements. Coverage then turns to basic frameworks that utilize game theory to model a wide range of settings in economics and related fields. These include agency analysis, classic asymmetric information models such as adverse selection and signaling, time inconsistency, and repeated games and reputation.


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Outcomes

  • Students will be able to read and interpret applied game theory models that appear in the economics literature.
  • Students will be able to construct and solve game theory models that frequently appear in applied theory papers and empirical papers.
  • Students will be able to explain basic economic concepts such as signaling, adverse selection, time inconsistency, competitive equilibrium, etc.

When Offered Spring.

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  •   Regular Academic Session.  Combined with: AEM 7020, ECON 6115

  • 3 Credits Opt NoAud

  •  6706 NRE 5030   LEC 001

    • TR
    • Jan 21 - May 6, 2025

    • Waldman, M

  • Instruction Mode: In Person

    Enrollment limited to: graduate students.
    Add/Drop Dates: 9:00 am, January 16, 2024 - 11:59 pm, February 5, 2024. Students will be assessed a $100 late fee and be required to obtain faculty permission to add/drop after February 5, 2024. If you drop after March 18, 2024, you will also receive a "W" on your transcript in addition to the late fees.

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