Type of Credit: Required
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In this course, students will study market structures, game theory and an important topic in information economics.
能力項目說明
A basic aim of the course is to provide the students with a solid foundation in microeconomic theory using mathematical techniques.
By taking the course, the students are able to understand the workings of the market, to use basic game theory, and to understand the problem of moral hazard and the solution to it.
教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
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study hours per week : 7 hours
2/22 9.1 & 9.2 (monopoly), 10.1 (Cournot equilibrium); homework TBA(to be announced)
2/29 10.1 (Von Stackelberg equilibrium, Bertrand equilibrium, capacity constraints); homework TBA
3/7 10.1 (product differentation); homework TBA
3/14 11.1 & 11.2 (games in extensive form); homework TBA
3/21 11.2 (games in extensive form), 11.3 (games in normal or strategic form); homework TBA
3/28 12.2 (dominance and iterated dominance for normal form games), 12.3 (backwards induction in games of complete and
perfect information); homework TBA
4/4 Class suspension
4/11 12.4 (Nash equilibrium), 12.5 (equilibrium in mixed strategies) ; homework TBA
4/18 The midterm exam
4/25 12.7.1 (weak dominance), 12.7.2 (proper subgame, subgame perfect); homework TBA
5/2 12.7.2 (subgame perfect); homework TBA
5/9 12.7.3 (perfect Bayesian equilibrium); homework TBA
5/16 12.7.3 (perfect Bayesian equilibrium), 13.2 (incomplete information, an application: entry deterrence); homework TBA
5/23 13.2 (incomplete information, an application: entry deterrence); homework TBA
5/30 14.1 (the prisoners' dilemma), 14.2 (repeating games can yield cooperation); homework TBA
6/6 14.2 (repeating games can yield cooperation), 16.1 (moral hazard and incentives); homework TBA
6/13 16.1 (moral hazard and incentives)
6/20 The final exam
the midterm exam 50%
the final exam 50%
A Course in Microeconomic Theory 1990 by David M. Kreps