Microeconomics II 2018 (A1-A2)

A1-A2 terms Monday 13:00-14:45 Classroom: no.8 Announcements Instructor Akihiko Matsui We study microeconomics. The winter semester covers the standard game theory and its applications. Applications will be given as we proceed. Students are strongly recommended to take topics in microeconomics. TA session will start after grading the first problem set. Friday 10:25-12:10 TA's: Kishishita, Tomita Textbooks Fudenberg, Tirole, "Game Theory" MIT. Mas-Colell, Whinston, Green, "Microeconomic Theory" Oxford. Myerson, "Game Theory" Harvard. Osborne, Rubinstein, "A Course in Game Theory" MIT. 　 Contents　 Choice Theory--review Game Theory games in strategic form, Nash equilibrium, dominance games in extensive form, backward induction, subgame perfection, other refinement, strategic form representation, Bayesian games, repeated games Applications (many of them will be given as examples of the abovementioned concepts and methods) oligopoly, predation, auction, information economics, matching, etc. Slides   Grade Grade is based on homework assignments (about 10%), midterm exam (about 40%) and final exams (about 50%). 　 Homework assignments (Problem sets) You may form a group of at most three (individual work is fine, too). Submit one typed answer per group with all the members' names written.   All the information is subject to change.