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Game Theory

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By: Todd Bilsborough
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Decks in this class (13)

1. The World of Game Theory
What is game theory,
What can game theory help with,
What is the approach of game theory
7  cards
2. The Nature of the Game
What is pure strategy,
What is deterrence,
What is a mixed strategy
11  cards
3. The Real Life Chessboard - Sequential Games
What are sequential games,
What are simultaneous games,
What is a game tree
13  cards
4. Life's Little Games - The 2x2 Classic Game
What are the four 2x2 classic games,
What is a 2x2 game,
How does a coordination game work
8  cards
5. Guessing Right - Simultaneous Move Games
What is a zero sum game,
What is minimaxing,
What is maximining
14  cards
6-9: Applications, Chance, Constant Sum Games, Mixed Strategies and Nonzero Sum Games
What is an incredible promise,
What are the three different kind...,
What is expected value
6  cards
10-11: Threats, Promises, Commitments; Credibility, Deterrence, Compliance
What is a strategic move,
What is a commitment,
What is a promise
17  cards
12. Incomplete and Imperfect Information
What are games of incomplete info...,
What are games of imperfect infor...,
What is asymmetric information
10  cards
13. Whom Can You Trust? Signaling and Screening
What is signaling,
What is screening,
What is a semiseparating equilibrium
5  cards
14-15: Encouraging Productivity; Repeated Games
What are incentives,
What is a supergame,
What is a stage game
7  cards
16. Does This Stuff Really Work?
What is the theoretical mismatch ...,
What is behavioral game theory,
What is the insula reaction
5  cards
17. The Tragedy of the Commons
What are collective action games,
How can collective action games b...,
What is a free rider
6  cards
18. Games in Motion - Evolutionary Game Theory
What is a phenotype,
What is a monomorphic population,
What is a polymorphic population
6  cards

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