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Course Outline
The following is an approximation of what we are going to study in this course. The topics actually covered in the course will depend on students’ background and interests
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Chapter 1. |
Preference and Choice |
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Chapter 2. |
Consumer Choice |
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Chapter 3. |
Classical Demand Theory (excluding 3.H, 3.I, 3.J) |
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Chapter 5. |
Production (excluding 5.D, 5.E, 5.F, 5.G) |
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Chapter 6. |
Choice under Uncertainty (excluding 6.E, 6.F) |
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Part II. Game Theory |
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Chapter 7. |
Basic Elements of Noncooperative Games |
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Chapter 8. |
Simultaneous-Move Games (excluding 8.F) |
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Chapter 9. |
Dynamic Games (excluding 9.D, including Appendix A) |
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Part III. Market Equilibrium and
Market Failure |
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Chapter 12. |
Market Power (including Appendice A and B) |
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Applications (Handouts, if time
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Topic 1 |
Switching Costs in Dynamic Games |
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Topic 2 |
Auctions |
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Topic 3 |
Optimal Auction Design |