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Présentation
The objective of this course is to provide students with a panoramic view of game theory and its practical applications in political science. The presentation of the material will be informal, with the mission of understanding the fundamental concepts of the subject. No prior knowledge of game theory is required; the presentation will start from scratch. By the end of the course, students will have an intuitive understanding of the fundamental concepts of game theory and its potential applications.
No prior knowledge of game theory is required.
Basic concepts. Classification of games: sequential and non-sequential games, repeated games, cooperative and non-cooperative games. Most common games: Prisoner's Dilemma, Stag Hunt game, Chicken, Battle of the sexes, Matching Pennies. Solution concepts. Dominance reasoning. Nash equilibrium. Focal points. Minimax method. Backward induction. Rationalizability. Mixed strategies. Collective action games. Glimpses into evolutionary game theory.
Modalités
The course will consist of lectures presenting the material, which students can complete on their own using the suggested bibliography. Some exercises will be conducted in class to illustrate the concepts. The aim is to always convey the practical nature of game theory and help demonstrate its applicability in various contexts. Student participation is encouraged during the classes.
The course will be assessed through continuous assessment (30% of the grade) and a final written exam (70% of the grade). The details of the continuous assessment will be explained in the first lesson of the course
Ressources
The bibliography for course will be provided by the instructor in the first lesson of the course.