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It is impossible to understand modern economics without knowledge of the basic tools of game theory and mechanism design. This book provides a graduate-level introduction to the economic modeling of strategic behavior. The goal is to teach Economics doctoral students the tools of game theory and mechanism design that all economists should know.

Sample Chapter(s)
Preface
Chapter 1: Normal and Extensive Form Games

Contents:
  • Normal and Extensive Form Games
  • A First Look at Equilibrium
  • Games with Nature
  • Nash Equilibrium: Existence and Foundations
  • Nash Equilibrium Refinements in Dynamic Games
  • Signaling
  • Repeated Games
  • Topics in Dynamic Games
  • Bargaining
  • Introduction to Mechanism Design
  • Dominant Strategy Mechanism Design
  • Bayesian Mechanism Design
  • Principal Agency
  • Appendices

Readership: Graduate and doctoral students interested in microeconomics, game theory, and mechanism design.