Introduction to Game Theory

Department of Economics

University of California, Santa Barbara

Econ 171

Jack Erb

erb@econ.ucsb.edu

North Hall 3018

Office Hours: T 2:00-3:00, Th 11:00-12:00, or by appointment

Course Meeting Time: T/Th 9:30-10:45; GIRV 2128

Announcements

1) Please note that the date for Midterm 2 has been changed from Nov. 24^th (the Tuesday before Thanksgiving) to November 17^th.

2) (10/24): The first midterm will be held on Thursday, Oct. 29^th, in class. Paper will be provided in class – you do not need a blue book or scantron.

3) (10/24): A one-page rough draft describing the game you wish to analyze for your group project is due on Tuesday, Nov. 3^rd.

4) (11/11): Please note that we will be playing the games for the group project in class on Thursday, November 19^th. Please come prepared.

5) (11/11): Midterm 2 will be on Tuesday, November 19^th. It will cover the following topics: Dynamic Games of Complete but Imperfect Information, Repeated Games, Infinitely Repeated Games, and Cournot Competition with Incomplete Information (a special case of Static Games of Incomplete Information).

6) (11/11): Practice Homework 2 has now been posted. The solutions will be posted soon.

Syllabus

Instructions for Group Project

Practice Homework Assignments

Homework 1

Homework 1 – Solutions

Homework 2

Homework 2 – Solutions

Midterms

Midterm 1

Midterm 1 – Solutions

Midterm 1 Stats: