Bachelor 2024/2025

Game Theory

Type: Compulsory course (Economic Analysis)

Area of studies: Economics

Delivered by: Undergraduate Programmes Curriculum Support

Where: Faculty of Economic Sciences

When: 3 year, 4 module

Mode of studies: offline

Open to: students of one campus

Instructors: Marina Sandomirskaia

Language: English

ECTS credits: 3

Contact hours: 40

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Game theory is a mathematical language of modern economic and social science. Any time a model involves conflict of interests, game theory is needed, since it is the study of strategic decision making. Game theory has numerous applications including economic theory, political science, evolutionary biology, computer science, etc. This course covers the non-cooperative and cooperative game theory, bargaining theory, signaling, imperfect information analysis, as well as giving insights into some of its present-day applications. The course presents main ideas and techniques of game-theoretic analysis. The aim is to teach students to use game theoretic approach in modeling of real-life problem and to think strategically. Success with this course gives edge both in deeper understanding of human behavior and in tackling business problems.