Game Theory: Foundations and Tools
ECON 2048
Subject & Catalog Number
Course Information
Description
This course teaches foundational concepts and tools in game theory, intended for PhD students. We will cover concepts such as rationalizability, Nash equilibrium, proper equilibrium, sequential equilibrium, supermodular games, and potential games. This is a rigorous mathematical treatment, taught mainly in the definition-theorem-proof style, aimed at teaching the tools to do novel research in game theory.
Course Notes
Need instructor permission
School
Faculty of Arts & Sciences
Credits
2
Cross Reg
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Department
Economics
Course Component
Lecture
Subject
Economics
Grading Basis
FAS Letter Graded
General Education
N/A
Quantitative Reasoning with Data
N/A
Divisional Distribution
Social Sciences
Course Level
Primarily for Graduate Students
