Game Theory Study Guide
Based on Osborne's 'An Introduction to Game Theory'
Unit 1: Games with Perfect Information & Basic Concepts
- What is Game Theory? Theory of Rational Choice - Chapter 1
- Nash Equilibrium (in pure and mixed strategies) - Chapters 2 & 4
- Maxmin Strategies - Chapter 11
- Extensive Games with Perfect Information - Chapter 5
- Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibrium - Chapter 5
- Ultimatum Game - Chapter 6
- Coalition Games - Chapter 15
Unit 2: Games with Imperfect Information
- Bayesian Games - Chapter 9
- Beliefs and Sequential Games - Chapters 6 & 7
- Signaling Games (education as a signal of ability) - Chapter 10
- Repeated Games (finite & infinite) - Chapter 14
Unit 3: Evolutionary Equilibrium
- Monomorphic Pure Strategy Equilibrium - Chapter 12
- Mixed Strategy and Polymorphic Equilibrium - Chapter 12
Unit 4: Mechanism Design in Static Settings
- Revelation Principle - Chapter 11
- Payoff Equivalence - Chapter 11
Unit 5: Bargaining
- Bargaining as an Extensive Game - Chapter 16
- Nash's Axiomatic Model - Chapter 16
- Strategic vs. Axiomatic Approaches - Chapter 16