ECON-3320 Strategies and Games

An introduction to strategic thinking and the basic concepts of Game Theory, according to which a participant's action depends critically on the actions of other participants. The course emphasizes the application of those concepts in a wide variety of areas, including finance, management, marketing, law, political science, biology, anthropology, and psychology. Topics include but are not limited to games with perfect information, games with asymmetric information, auctions, uncertainty and risk, and evolutionary stable strategies. Prerequisites: ECON 1311 and sophomore standing or permission of the instructor