| LEC # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Strategic form games | |
| 3 | Strategic form games: solution concepts | |
| 4 |
Strategic form games: solution concepts Correlated rationalizability | |
| 5 | Existence of a Nash equilibrium | Assignment 1 due |
| 6 | Continuous and discontinuous games | |
| 7 | Supermodular games | |
| 8 | Supermodular and potential games | |
| 9 | Computation of Nash equilibrium in finite games | Assignment 2 due |
| 10 | Evolution and learning in games | |
| 11 | Learning in games | |
| 12 | Extensive form games I | |
| 13 | Extensive form games II | Assignment 3 due |
| 14 | Nash bargaining solution | |
| 15 | Repeated games I | Assignment 4 due |
| Midterm exam | ||
| 16 | Repeated games II | |
| 17 | Games with incomplete information: Bayesian Nash equilibria | Project proposal due |
| 18 | Games with incomplete information: Bayesian Nash equilibria and perfect Bayesian equilibria | |
| 19 | Mechanism design I | Assignment 5 due |
| 20 | Mechanism design II | |
| 21 | Social choice and voting theory | |
| Project presentations | Project report due |
