Introduction to Game Theory

Instructor(s):

• Dimitri Landa, Political Science, New York University

This workshop introduces students to one of the most important areas of decision theory, the analysis of strategic choice. The fundamental concepts of rational choice will be thoroughly explained and integrated into a broad overview of noncooperative game theory. Specific topics will include static and dynamic games, games with finite and continuous action spaces, repeated games, and Bayesian games. Common solution concepts will be introduced and motivated from first principles. Applications to a variety of substantive fields will be discussed. The prerequisite for the workshop is a semester of college-level calculus or comparable mathematical knowledge.

Dates:  June 23-July 3 

Fee:  consult the fee structure