The Ohio State University

Econ 5001--Game Theory

Professor James Peck

 

Spring 2022, Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:20 - 3:40pm, Journalism 300.

Office hours for Spring 2022: Initially online (440 Arps Hall if I switch to in-person)  Wednesdays 10-11am and Thursdays 4-5pm.

 

    

1.  Syllabus, Spring 2022

 

2.  Homeworks will be posted on Carmen and you will upload your solutions to Carmen.

 

   

    Extra Practice Problems (for the final)

    Answers to Extra Practice Problems

 

   

  

3.  Lecture Slides

    Introduction to Game Theory and Extensive Form Games

    Normal Form Games

    Mixed Strategies and Expected Payoffs, Rationality and Common Knowledge

    Dominance and Best Response

    Rationalizability and Iterated Dominance

    Nash Equilibrium

    Example of Nash Equilibrium with Congestion Externalities

    Oligopoly Games and Voting Games

    Mixed Strategy Nash Equilibrium

    Details of the Extensive Form

    Backward Induction and Subgame Perfection

    Repeated Games Supplement: Twice Repeated Game Slide

    Incomplete Information

    Bayesian Nash Equilibrium Supplement: Entry Game with Cost Uncertainty (method 2)

    Conditional Probabilities and Bayes' Rule Supplement: Tables Illustrating Bayes Rule

    Perfect Bayesian Equilibrium Supplement: PBE of Gift Game and Gift Game 2

 

 

 

4.  Miscellaneous

Midterm 1 (exam A) Spring 2020

Midterm 1 Answers Spring 2020

Midterm 2 (exam A) Spring 2018

Midterm 2 Answers Spring 2018

Midterm 1 (exam A) Spring 2018

Midterm 1 Answers Spring 2018

Midterm 2 (exam 1) Fall 2017

Midterm 2 Answers Fall 2017

Midterm 1 (exam A) Fall 2017

Midterm 1 Answers Fall 2017

Midterm 1 (exam A) Spring 2017

Midterm 1 Answers Spring 2017

Midterm 1 (exam A) Fall 2016

Midterm 1 Answers Fall 2016

Midterm 2 (exam A) Spring 2017

Midterm 2 Answers Spring 2017

Midterm 2 (one version) Fall 2016

Midterm 2 Answers Fall 2016

Midterm 2 (version 1) Fall 2015

Midterm 2 Answers Fall 2015

Midterm 1 (version abc), Fall 2015

Midterm 1 Answers, Fall 2015

Sample Midterm, Spring 2015

Midterm Answers, Spring 2015

Midterm Questions and Answers, Spring 2013

Midterm Questions and Answers, Fall 2011

Midterm Questions and Answers, Winter 2011

Midterm Exam Questions and Answers, Fall 2010

Final Exam, Fall 2010

Final Exam, Winter 2011

Final Exam, Fall 2015

Final Exam, Fall 2017