Game Theory

Notes

Static Games

Chapter I of the book Game Theory: An applied introduction (José Luis Ferreira, Palgrave Macmillan, 2019).

T.1: The Normal Form Game.
T.2: Solution Concepts

    Rationalizable strategies

    Nash Equilibrium

T.3: Mixed Strategies
T.4: Static Games with a continuous strategy space. Economic Applications

    Price and quantity competition
    Product differentiation
    Contributions to a public good

Dynamic Games

T.1: Dynamic Games with Perfect Information

    The Extensive Form
    The Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibrium

T.2: Dynamic Games with Imperfect Information

T.3: Credibility and Strategic Commitment

T.4: Economic Applications

    DGPI
        Sequential Quantity Competition
        Collective Bargaining
    DGII
        Strategic Voting

T.5: Bargaining

Repeated & Bayesian Games

T.1: Finitely Repeated Games

T.2: Infinitely Repeated Games

    The role of the cooperation
    The trigger strategies

T.3: Static Games of Incomplete Information (Bayesian Games)

T.4: Economic Applications of Bayesian Games

    Auctions
    Uncertainty over the rival's costs

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