| Unit name | Games and Information |
|---|---|
| Unit code | ECON20022 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 2 (weeks 13 - 24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Kenneth Binmore |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | School of Economics, Finance and Management |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The basic elements of game theory covered include decision theory, extensive and normal form games and games with complete and incomplete information. Applications include auctions, signalling, incentives, screening and simple cases of mechanism design.
