Webpage for the course:

Microeconomics II provides a core training in Game Theory intended for 1st year PhD students.

Syllabus of the course

Teacher:

• Name: Dr. Marco van der Leij
• E-mail: vanderleij@merlin.fae.ua.es
• Office: 9
• Mailbox: E
• Telephone: ext. 3222
• Office hours: after appointment

• Teaching Assistant: Constanza Fosco
• E-mail: constanza@merlin.fae.ua.es

Literature:

• Vega Redondo, F.: Economics and the Theory of Games, Cambridge University Press 2003

Exam:

• April 3rd, 10 am - 1 pm. Note that this is a closed-book exam.

Homework assignments:

There will be 5 homework assignments.

• Homework set 1. To be handed in on January 15th.
• Homework set 2. To be handed in on January 29th.
• Homework set 3. To be handed in on February 12th.
• Homework set 4. To be handed in on February 26th.
• Homework set 5. To be handed in on March 12th.

Course schedule:

• January 8th, 4:30 pm: Vega 1.1, 1.2
• January 10th, 4 pm: Vega 1.3-1.5
• January 15th, 4:30 pm: Vega 2.1-2.2, hand in Homework set 1
• January 17th, 4:30 pm: Practice hours Constanza Fosco: Homework set 1. Note that the lecture starts at 4:30 pm instead of 4 pm.
• January 22nd, 4:30 pm: Vega 2.2 and 2.4
• January 24th, 4 pm: Vega 2.2 and 2.4 & 4.1-4.2.
• January 29th, 4:30 pm: Vega 4.2-4.3, hand in Homework set 2
• January 31th, 4 pm: Practice hours Constanza: Homework set 2
• February 5th, 4:30 pm: Vega 4.4
• February 7th, 4 pm: Vega 6.1-6.3
• February 12th, 4 pm: Vega 6.3, hand in Homework set 3. Note that the lecture starts at 4 pm.
• February 14th, 4 pm: Practice hours Constanza: Homework set 3
• February 19th, 4 pm: Vega 6.2, 6.4
• February 21st, 4 pm: Vega 6.4
• February 26th, 4 pm: Vega 8.1-8.2, hand in Homework set 4.
• February 28th, 4 pm: Practice hours Constanza, Homework set 4
• March 5th, 4 pm: Vega 8.3, 8.5
• March 7th, 4 pm: Vega 8.3, 8.5
• March 12th, 4 pm: Review and Exam preparation, hand in Homework set 5.
• March 14th, 4 pm: Practice hours Constanza, Homework set 5.
• April 3rd, 10 am: Exam