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14.12 Economic Applications of Game Theory: N X X X X X

This document provides an overview of an economics course on game theory including: - The course details such as the professor, TAs, office hours, and website. - An example quiz problem involving students independently writing down numbers which are then averaged to determine their grade. - A brief introduction to game theory defining it as multi-person decision theory where outcomes depend on the independent actions of decision makers requiring understanding what others will do. - Examples of different game types including coordination games, battle of the sexes, hawk-dove, chicken, and stag hunt shown through payoff matrices.

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14.12 Economic Applications of Game Theory: N X X X X X

This document provides an overview of an economics course on game theory including: - The course details such as the professor, TAs, office hours, and website. - An example quiz problem involving students independently writing down numbers which are then averaged to determine their grade. - A brief introduction to game theory defining it as multi-person decision theory where outcomes depend on the independent actions of decision makers requiring understanding what others will do. - Examples of different game types including coordination games, battle of the sexes, hawk-dove, chicken, and stag hunt shown through payoff matrices.

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12 Economic Applications of Game Theory


Professor: Muhamet Yildiz Lecture: MW 2:30-4:00 @E51-085 Office Hours: M 4-5:30 @E52-251a TAs: Eric Moos & Youngjin Hwang F 10,3 @E51-085 Office Hours:TBA Web: http://web.mit.edu/14.12/www/

Quiz Problem
Without discussing with anyone, each student is to write down a real number xi between 0 and 100 on a paper and submit it to the TA. The TA will then compute the average
x1 + x2 + L + xn . n The grade is xi 2 x / 3 where xi is the number x=

student bids.

Name of the game


Game Theory = Multi-person decision theory The outcome is determined by the actions independently taken by multiple decision makers. Strategic interaction.
Need to understand what the others will do what the others think that you will do

A coordination game
Left Top Bottom (1,1) (0,0) Right (0,0) (1,1)

A game
1 2

L (1,1) (2,2) (1,0)

m (0,2) (1,1) (0,0)

R (2,1) (0,0) (-1,1)

T M B

Battle of Sexes

(2,1) (0,0)

(0,0) (1,2)

Battle of The Sexes with perfect information


1

2 L R L

2 R

(2,1)

(0,0)

(0,0)

(1,2)

Battle of Sexes with outside option


1

(3/2,3/2)

(2,1) (0,0)

(0,0) (1,2)

Hawk-Dove game

V c V c , 2 2

(V,0) (V/2,V/2)

(0,V)

Chicken

(-1,-1) (0,1)

(1,0) (1/2,1/2)

Stag Hunt

(2,2) (0,4)

(4,0) (6,6)

Quiz Problem
Without discussing with anyone, each student is to write down a real number xi between 0 and 100 on a paper and submit it to the TA. The TA will then compute the average
x1 + x2 + L + xn . n The grade is xi 2 x / 3 where xi is the number x=

student bids.

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