GAME THEORY

Course Information
TitleΘΕΩΡΙΑ ΠΑΙΓΝΙΩΝ / GAME THEORY
Code12ΕΣ06
FacultySocial and Economic Sciences
SchoolEconomics
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodSpring
CoordinatorPanagiotis Fousekis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID100001502

Programme of Study: UPS School of Economics (2013-today)

Registered students: 107
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
OIKONOMIASElective Course belonging to the selected specialization (Elective Specialization Course)633
DIOIKĪSĪ EPICΗEIRĪSEŌNElective Courses belonging to the other633
Class Information
Academic Year2019 – 2020
Class PeriodSpring
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600147342
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
Digital Course Content
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will have acquired: - The ability to transfer strategic interaction situations from the field of the economy (and not only) to the analytical framework of Game Theory (construction of strategies and payoffs) - The ability to calculate equilibrium strategies in various games.
General Competences
  • Make decisions
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Static Games Pure-strategy Nash Equilibrium Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium Dynamic Games Subgame Perfect Nash Equilibrium Repeated Games
Keywords
Game Theory, Strategy
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Upload of course material on a weekly basis on the elearning platform (moodle)
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures822.9✓
Exams20.1✓
Total843
Student Assessment
Description
A. Written examination at the end of the semester (100%) or B. Written examination at the end of the semester (50%) and participation in teamwork (50%) Furthermore a bonus of 1 unit to those who attend at least 12 lectures (applies to A. And B).
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Μ. Osborne, Εισαγωγή στη Θεωρία Παιγνίων, εκδ. Κλειδάριθμος, Αθήνα 2010. Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 35241. R. Gibbons, Εισαγωγή στη Θεωρία Παιγνίων, εκδ. Γ. & Κ. Δαρδανός, Αθήνα 2009.Κωδικός Βιβλίου στον ΕΥΔΟΞΟ: 31325.
Additional bibliography for study
Βαρουφάκης, Γιάνης (2007) Θεωρία παιγνίων : Η θεωρία που φιλοδοξεί να ενοποιήσει τις κοινωνικές επιστήμες, Αθήνα : Gutenberg Μηλολιδάκης, Κωστής (2009) Θεωρία παιγνίων : Μαθηματικά μοντέλα σύγκρουσης και συνεργασίας, Θεσσαλονίκη : σοφία A.E. Μαγείρου, Ευάγγελος Φ. (2012) Παίγνια και αποφάσεις : Μια εισαγωγική προσέγγιση, Αθήνα : Κριτική. Φουσέκης Παναγιώτης (2009), Στοιχεία Θεωρίας Παιγνίων , Πανεπιστημιακές Παραδόσεις, Τμήμα Εκδόσεων ΑΠΘ. Binmore, Ken (1991), Fun and Games: A Text on Game Theory. D. C. Heath, Lexington, MA. Dixit, Avinash K., and Nalebuff, Barry J. (1991), Thinking Strategically: The Competitive Edge in Business, Politics, and Everyday Life. Norton, New York. Fudenberg, Drew and Tirole, Jean (1991), Game Theory. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA. Gibbons, Robert (1992), Game Theory for Applied Economists. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. Myerson, Roger B. (1991), Game Theory: Analysis of Conflict. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA. Martin J. Osborne Ariel Rubinstein (1994), A Course in Game Theory. Martin J. Osborne Ariel Rubinstein (1990), Bargaining and Markets Rasmusen, Eric (2001), Games and Information: An Introduction to Game Theory, 3rd ed. Blackwell, Oxford.
Last Update
11-02-2021