EC 327: Introduction to Game Theory
Undergraduate course, University of Oregon, Department of Economics, 2019
The first part of this class introduces students to basic strategic- and extensive-form games and the common methods for finding their Nash equilibria. The second half of this class expands on this foundation and explores ways that these techniques can be applied to situations including voting, repeated interactions, and cooperative efforts. Throughout the course, I use in-class activities to give students opportunities to gain intuition about the material we cover. Students are expected to complete the course with the ability to construct a simple model of many strategic interactions they may encounter.
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