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[FT]=

Fudenberg,Drew,andJeanTirole.GameTheory.Cambridge,MA:MITPress,1991.ISBN:9780262061414.

[OR]=
9780262650403.

Osborne,Martin,andArielRubinstein.ACourseinGameTheory.Cambridge,MA:MITPress,1994.ISBN:

SupplementaryTexts
[MS]=
Mailath,GeorgeJ.,andLarrySamuelson.RepeatedGamesandReputations.NewYork,NY:OxfordUniversityPress,
2006.ISBN:9780195300796.
[W]=

Weibull,Jorgen.EvolutionaryGameTheory.Cambridge,MA:MITPress,1995.ISBN:9780262731218.

[FL]=
9780262061940.

Fudenberg,Drew,andDavidLevine.TheTheoryofLearninginGames.Cambridge,MA:MITPress,1998.ISBN:

EXAMS

LEC#

TOPICS

DOWNLOAD COURSE
MATERIALS

Reviewofbasic
concepts

Application:
Bargainingwith
complete
information

Extensiveform
gameswith
imperfect
information

READINGS
[FT]Chapter1,2,and3
[OR]Chapter2,3,4,and6

[OR]Chapter7
Rubinstein,A."PerfectEquilibriuminaBargainingModel."Econometrica50(1982):97109.

[FT]Chapter8
[OR]Chapter11,and12
Kreps,D.,andR.Wilson."SequentialEquilibrium."Econometrica50(1982):863894.

[FT]Chapter8,and11
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Signalingand
forward
induction

Application:
Signalingin
bargaining

[OR]Chapter12
Cho,I.K.,andD.Kreps."SignalingGamesandStableEquilibria."QuarterlyJournalofEconomics102
(1987):179221.

Admati,A.,andM.Perry."StrategicDelayinBargaining."ReviewofEconomicStudies54(1987):345
364.

[FT]Chapter5
[MS]Chapter2,3,6,7,8,and11

Repeated
gamesand
their
applications

Abreu,D.,D.Pearce,andE.Stacchetti."TowardaTheoryofDiscountedRepeatedGameswithImperfect
Monitoring."Econometrica58(1990):10411063.
Abreu,D.,P.Milgrom,andD.Pearce."InformationandTiminginRepeatedPartnerships."Econometrica
59(1991):17131733.
Fudenberg,D.,andE.Maskin."TheFolkTheoremforRepeatedGameswithDiscountingandIncomplete
Information."Econometrica54(1986):533554.
Fudenberg,D.,D.Levine,andE.Maskin."TheFolkTheoreminRepeatedGameswithImperfectPublic
Information."Econometrica62(1994):9971039.

[FT]Chapter9
Kreps,D.,andR.Wilson."ReputationandImperfectInformation."JournalofEconomicTheory27(1982):
253279.
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Reputation
formation

Milgrom,P.,andJ.Roberts."Predation,ReputationandEntryDeterrence."JournalofEconomicTheory27
(1982):280312.
Kreps,D.,P.Milgrom,J.Roberts,andR.Wilson."RationalCooperationintheFinitelyRepeatedPrisoners'

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Dilemma."JournalofEconomicTheory27(1982):245252.
Fudenberg,D.,andD.Levine."ReputationandEquilibriumSelectioninGameswithaPatientPlayer."
Econometrica57(1989):759778.

[FT]Chapter10

Application:
Screeningand
reputationin
bargaining

Gul,F.,H.Sonnenschein,andR.Wilson."FoundationsofDynamicMonopolyandtheCoaseConjecture."
JournalofEconomicTheory39(1986):155190.
Abreu,D.,andF.Gul."BargainingandReputation."Econometrica68(2000):85117.

[OR]Chapter12
[FT]Chapter8,9,and11
Bernheim,D."RationalizableStrategicBehavior."Econometrica52(1984):10071028.
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Rationalizability
andcorrelated
equilibrium

Pearce,D."RationalizableStrategicBehaviorandtheProblemofPerfection."Econometrica52(1984):
10291050.
Aumann,R."CorrelatedEquilibriumasanExpressionofBayesianRationality."Econometrica55(1987):
118.
Battigalli,P.,andM.Siniscalchi."RationalizableBiddinginFirstPriceAuctions."GamesandEconomic
Behavior45(2003):3872.

Milgrom,P.,andJ.Roberts."RationalizabilityandLearninginGameswithStrategicComplementarities."
Econometrica58(1990):12551277.

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Supermodular
gamesand
their
applications

Vives,X."ComplementaritiesandGames:NewDevelopments."JournalofEconomicLiterature43(2005):
437479.
Topkis,D.M.SupermodularityandComplementarity.Princeton,NJ:PrincetonUniversity
Press,1998.ISBN:9780691032443.
VanZandt,T.,andX.Vives."MonotoneEquilibriainBayesianGamesofStrategicComplementarities."
JournalofEconomicTheory34(2007):339360.

Morris,S.,andH.S.Shin."GlobalGames:TheoryandApplications."InAdvancesin
EconomicsandEconometrics:TheoryandApplications,EighthWorldCongress,VolumeI.EditedbyM.
Dewatripont,L.Hansen,andS.Turnovsky.Cambridge,UK:CambridgeUniversityPress,2003.ISBN:
9780521524117.
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Globalgames
andtheir
applications

Carlsson,H.,andE.vanDamme."GlobalGamesandEquilibriumSelection."Econometrica61(1993):
9891018.
Morris,S.,andH.S.Shin."UniqueEquilibriuminaModelofSelfFulfillingAttacks."AmericanEconomic
Review88(1998):587597.
Frankel,D.,S.Morris,andA.Pauzner."EquilibriumSelectioninGlobalGameswithStrategic
Complementarities."JournalofEconomicTheory108(2003):144.

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Review

[W]Chapter2,and3
[FL]Chapter4,5,and6
Kandori,M.,G.Mailath,andR.Rob."Learning,Mutation,andLongrunEquilibriainGames."Econometrica
61(1993):2956.

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Learningand
evolutionary
foundations

Ellison,G."Learning,LocalInteractionandCoordination."Econometrica61(1993):10471071.
Mbius,M."TheFormationofGhettosasaLocalInteractionPhenomenon."Draftpaper.Cambridge,MA:
MassachusettsInstituteofTechnology,2000.(PDF)
Ellison,G."EvolvingStandardsforAcademicPublishing:AqrTheory."JournalofPoliticalEconomy110
(2002):9941034.
Sandholm,W."EvolutionaryImplementationandCongestionPricing."ReviewofEconomicStudies69
(2002):667689.

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